There are many propagandists today, yes. But it is possible, even easy, to identify them. Look for inconsistencies between what they say over time, and between what they say and what they do. Ideally, one would judge people only based on their actions, although it is often hard to gain access to information about their actions.
You haven't even been able to read the article and you come here with propaganda! Propaganda!
Don't waste my time.
Question is whether politics of war hold any significance to sound governance.
In many ways, politics in need of war and conflict is comparable to cancers and other diseases of social construct.
The modern media ecosystem makes it even easier for propagandists. It's more common to see the most recent comments from someone, divorced from any historical track record - which can make them seem to be more accurate and consistent than they truly are.
How many podcasters and sensationalist bloggers make a living by repeating this pattern:
- "things are bad right now! [Description of what is bad]. Here's what will happen next! [This prediction winds up being wrong]"
- time passes... Different bad things happen... "See I told you things would be bad. [repeat above with different topics]"
I don't think Dugin is entirely wrong about the multipolar world analysis, but once people get into prediction territory I tend to get off the ride (and doubly-fast if they start getting into eschatology).
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