Geopolitics

Some readers may find it strikingly familiar: 

• Protests framed as foreign-instigated attempts at a “leftist” revolution
• Protesters stripped of personal agency and genuine grievances, and portrayed as puppets of foreign agendas 
• The government weaponizes fear, e.g. branding protests as chaos
https://edmo.eu/publications/the-authoritarian-playbook-how-governments-in-georgia-slovakia-and-serbia-employ-similar-disinformation-narratives-and-tactics-against-protests/

This article sheds light on how governments use disinformation to undermine protests, painting them as foreign-instigated chaos. It's crucial to critically assess such narratives and support the right to peaceful protest.