Think it through... I'll give another example of transparent spin. Think of an evangelical true-believer, who doesn't know how to rebut your argument, so he goes to his minister, who has just the prepackaged double-speak that the True Believer needs to reaffirm his commitment without thinking for himself.
On another note, regarding how the situation in Ukraine evolved, you could check my reply to Paula Dufour:
Transparent spin???????????????? Thats a new one.
Think it through... I'll give another example of transparent spin. Think of an evangelical true-believer, who doesn't know how to rebut your argument, so he goes to his minister, who has just the prepackaged double-speak that the True Believer needs to reaffirm his commitment without thinking for himself.
On another note, regarding how the situation in Ukraine evolved, you could check my reply to Paula Dufour:
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-24-2023/comment/21294761
Sorry John - "transparency" and "spin" really dont belong together.