Violent propaganda is a paradox. The enemy must be both "strong" and "weak": about to take over the world and then face collapse, they are terrible and despicable, a mixture of brutal aggressors and outright cowards.These descriptions are not about facts. They seem to be about feelings.Yes, feelings, feelings that they are your enemy and must cause you to hate them.
Putin is the most common topic in the Five Minutes Hate.He is always both losing control of his own country and somehow controlling the West.Remember he has been doing this for decades.Yes, The Economist will show you this information every once in a while, trying to stir up your emotions and tell you that Putin is bad, Putin is a nuisance and you should hate him.
The Economist has the same bipolar approach to China.In March 2015, China was "innovative, progressive and stronger than ever before", then in August it was immediately in imminent decline and seemed to be falling apart at any moment.--Orwell's idea that you must go back and erase the past was wrong.The Economist can bury people in the pile of new problems it has created.