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Shillforbigusername t1_j6yo43f wrote

Reply to comment by Bennyjig in Putin and the Presidents (2023) FRONTLINE: Vladimir Putin’s clashes with multiple American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. [00:54:22] by johny4304

>your favorite country

Ah, yes. Anyone who’s critical of the narratives about Russia and the war in Ukraine must surely love Russia. Good call. Hey, remember all those “Ho Chi Minh lovers” protesting the Vietnam War? What about all those piece of shit terrorist sympathizers that objected to drone wars and CIA torture programs? What about all those scumbags who loved Iraq so much they doubted the presence of WMD and urged that we not invade Iraq? Fucking idiots getting duped by Iraqi propaganda.

These people are the worst of the worst, amirite? What kind of evildoer casts doubt on our media and government’s claims about our adversaries?

Traitors all. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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Bennyjig t1_j6ypuxw wrote

This coming from you who believes totalitarian countries are a great source for news. In the 1940s you’d be saying how actually we should be able to get news from Nazi germany. You are out of your league intellectually. Go to bed

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Shillforbigusername t1_j6yquxk wrote

I never once even remotely suggested Russian news isn’t propaganda.

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Bennyjig t1_j6ywazf wrote

So then you’re arguing nothing and agreeing with me, cool.

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Shillforbigusername t1_j6yy5mt wrote

If you agree that the American point of view as expressed by our mainstream/corporate media is just propaganda, too - but with a decentralized and privatized veneer - then yes. That was the point I was trying to make the whole time.

Didn’t think I had to clarify that just because I’m saying what we’re getting in our media is an American point of view and far from objective truth doesn’t mean I’m saying Russian news is to be trusted.

Everyone already knows about Russian propaganda. In fact, they’re so sensitive to it that they constantly label anything that deviates from their understanding of these issues as such. Yet most seem inexplicably credulous of the official narratives as told by our government and media here when they simply don’t have a track record of being honest, save for some occasional solid journalism.

Edit: Added a few words for clarity.

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