Russian war propagandists begin from the premise that nothing is true. If nothing is true, then there is no dignity in speech and no reason to protect it. If there is no truth, then our utterances are no different from any other sound; our mouths, minds, and bodies are objects among other objects, in no way special. We are just Körper among other Körper, and the contest for dominance in a conversation space is no different from, say, the contest of boulders in an avalanche. It is just about size and power.
