The inherent problem with idiocracy is trust in media.
Or in this case, not having a basic working memory, because everyone knows that Russia attacked Ukraine (and was laughably bad at it - paper tiger energy lol)
I’m not defending the US here at all, but do you really expect people to believe that the longest 3 day operation in the history of the world was a self defense act? If so, you’ve got to be a lot better at propagandizing, or start talking to people who completely lack the ability to think critically or remember basic facts.