There was a time when a deep defeatism infected parts of the Western world, when Russian disinformation spread like a plague, and political leaders at times looked as helpless as the town elders of Hamlyn faced with a rat infestation. 

Since the start of Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine in February, something has changed. A piper has appeared from the recesses of social media with the advent of the North Atlantic Fellas Organization (NAFO.) But while this openly pro-Ukraine, pro-NATO, and anti-Russian organization of big social media names, and its ordinary foot soldiers, has carried the flag for an insurgent resistance to authoritarian propaganda, it now needs to evolve. Quickly. 

In order to avoid fizzling out and losing momentum, the NAFO community — easily identifiable through its use of cartoon Shiba Inu dogs — must gather and establish some sort of structure and leadership to continue to evolve. 

NAFO’s Fellas Must Evolve - CEPA