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 Geopolitical events are 99% rational and 1% emotional.  News about geopolitical events is 90% emotional and 10% rational.

If you see videos with titles including prhases like "EXPLODE with Fury" or "Gloves are off!" or "CRUSHES" or some other emotive like that, you are probably looking at one-sided propaganda.... it may contain some useful information, but just be aware of the emotional content, because geopolitics is NOT fundamentally emotional. It is fundamentally strategic, highly logical and rational.   If you like having your chain pulled for entertainment be my guest, but if you want to know the truth about things you should seek out content that is less emotive and more explanatory.

I'm writing this as an admonition to myself.