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17. I've not read Counterpunch in years

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 05:21 PM

Dec 2017

But once upon a time, they had some insightful articles and contrarian viewpoints that made for thoughtful reading. I saw a link to the Counterpunch article about how they got taken in by Alice Donovan. After a quick review of the Donovan articles they had published, they concluded that they hadn't been duped all that badly, hadn't published any of the more egregious pieces that went out under that byline, and generally absolved themselves of any wrongdoing or error in judgment. Completely overlooked in their evaluation was any concession that by publishing Donovan's work of unknown provenance, they lent her a legitimacy she wouldn't have had otherwise.

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Report: Kremlin Troll Wrote for Far-Left U.S. Sites [View all] UCmeNdc Dec 2017 OP

Wonder how much of her stuff made it here wasupaloopa Dec 2017 #1

There were quite a lot of fake news sites that supposed liberals were Ninsianna Dec 2017 #2

I never heard of any of those sites DFW Dec 2017 #3

You never heard of Counterpunch or the Intercept? stevenleser Dec 2017 #6

Nope. This is the first I have heard of them DFW Dec 2017 #8

The Intercept I was aware of JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #12

I believe they were posted here, they were certainly on facebook and twitter and various other Ninsianna Dec 2017 #9

I haven't been to Russia in years DFW Dec 2017 #11

Far-Left U.S. Sites??? n/t mahigan Dec 2017 #4

Yes. And your question is? Nt stevenleser Dec 2017 #7

With the possible exception of the Communist Party site mahigan Dec 2017 #10

JPR IS A "Far-Left U.S. Site". stonecutter357 Dec 2017 #15

You have confused your own propaganda and thus are wrong. stevenleser Dec 2017 #16

Im shocked, shocked I tell ya... no not really. Not at all. stevenleser Dec 2017 #5

The JPR types ran lot of good DU'ers off and had some banded..... stonecutter357 Dec 2017 #13

This is still going on. mn9driver Dec 2017 #14

I've not read Counterpunch in years gratuitous Dec 2017 #17