Russian Media Is Rooting for Civil War in America: 'The Worse, the Better'

[JoeOtterbein]

The Daily Beast

“It is better to remain neutral, but if we had to choose, then Trump is certainly ours.”

Julia Davis
Published Sep. 16, 2020 9:00PM ET

There is no shortage of local topics that interest the Kremlin—from the poisoning of an inconvenient dissident, to the events in neighboring Belarus and the ongoing battle against the coronavirus. In the thick of it all, America remains front and center of the Russian state media’s steely focus. In Putin’s Russia, U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s rallies, events and press comments are viewed and reported with maniacal obsession.

Russian state media happily poked fun at the Trump campaign’s use of a stock photo of Russian-made fighter jets, but aside from an occasional jab, Moscow’s coverage of the Trump presidency closely resembles that of Fox News. State-controlled media’s slant is a telling indicator of the Kremlin’s leanings. To imagine the relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his massive media apparatus, one may reference the coziness between Sean Hannity and Trump—and magnify that intensity tenfold, with directives flowing only from the top down. Obsessed with retaining his dominance and fully realizing the power of propaganda, Putin leaves nothing to chance.

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[Turbineguy]

1. The GOP wants that too.

It won't hurt the economy at all.

[Ilsa]

2. I'm waiting for all the russia lovers in the US

to move on over to Putin country where they can try starting their own grad with high walls so they can pretend they are keeping the Mexicans out.