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Can you please dont repost russian propaganda??? This looks like russian PMCs in Mali, posting for a photo op. By using it as a meme Template u further "russia strong" narrative.
If i should be wrong with my assumptions please let me know.
As someone who doesn't know shit about military technology, nothing about this suggests Russia to me. In fact it doesn't suggest any country, except "hur dur Americans like shooting" because of context.
So I don't know, is it propaganda if you need to have specialised knowledge to recognise what's being advertised?
Just because you dont recognize State backed Private Military Forces who committing war crimes in Mali...dosent mean this Picture is less propaganda. Would u still find the meme funny if it where the same picture but u would realize what it is?
edit: never mind i just realized what instance this was posted in...arguments are probably futile
Thinking about this (too much, sorry), I had another thought: if this picture (on its own) counts as Russian propaganda, shouldn't that be more reason to use it like this? Really what it does then is equate (apparent) Russian military with stereotypically pathetic Americans who feel like they need to demonstrate their power by taking guns to go buy a drink. Wouldn't that be a good thing?