Originally published 22 January 2014
The
aim of the Kiev and Moscow regimes is to provoke emotional response
from western governments
and from citizens of western democracies. If an emotional threshold
is reached, the real manipulation may begin. The dynamics of this
manipulation is fairly easily predictable. While details cannot be
specified in advance, the general direction is pretty obvious.
The
supporting cast in Warsaw does whatever it can, of course. Moscow,
Kiev, and Warsaw together dupe the West in this game.
A
similar trick worked quite well in the Solidarity project. The
Solidarity trade union was an entirely artificial creation of the
communist political technologists. The West was duped into believing
that it was a genuine expression of people's will. Yes, people in
Poland wanted to get out of communism but they had no chance to be
anywhere near the leadership positions in the so-called "democratic
opposition".
It
is a wonderfully simple mechanism. Its main drawback is the necessary
participation of a large number of actors to create an impression
that it is not a spectacle but the real thing. Keep in mind, however,
that the communist regimes and postcommunist juntas of Eastern Europe
have social armies of millions of junta members at their disposal.
What is harder to do in the West, is banally simple in Eastern
Europe.
The
Solidarity trade union march through the streets of Warsaw in
September 2013 was just such a fake demonstration. There were roughly
hundred thousand participants brought over to Warsaw from various
parts of the country. There were thousands of flags and plenty of
noise. However a careful observer could easily notice the obvious
signs of deception.
The
comedy in Kiev is nothing but deception.
