No surprise. Most people want peace in this world. And it might surprise members here that once an army occupies a land then people, who might have been once anti occupation, change their views rather quickly. Not so long ago Ukraine itself had a pro Russian govt or at least not an overtly anti Russian govt. And here we are talking about a region in Ukraine which has a significant Russian heritage. A few years of consolidation of the Russian occupation in the southeast of Ukraine and don't be surprised the population would turn very pro Russian.
The censorship in America is carefully calibrated and enforced. The veneer of a 'free press' has to be kept. A relatively unknown Chomsky can say whatever he wants for decades but ignored. But a Tucker Carson or a Tulsi Gabbard is a potential big threat to an established order. True, America is infinitely better than places like Russia and many other places but if a threshold is reached where a voice resonates enough to the point of undercutting the official narrative then such voices won't be allowed. Tucker too has to use his words carefully about the Ukraine war. Trump may have his faults but he brilliantly brought to sharp focus terms like 'mainstream media' and 'fake news'.
