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quinnox

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18. yup, and our media is largely funded by a handful of gigantic corporations

Reply to one_voice (Reply #15)

Mon Mar 24, 2014, 02:50 PM

Mar 2014

who get to deliver their own messages, which, interestingly, often coincide with what the people in power want to be heard.

And I only commented in this thread to prevent any confusion or mix-up, that was the purpose of my post.

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Russian TV: Jews caused Holocaust and are asking for another one with Ukraine support [View all] Cali_Democrat Mar 2014 OP

n/t JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #1

I second the motion frazzled Mar 2014 #2

The assholishness just keeps on coming, doesn't it? MADem Mar 2014 #3

Ew Putin got some anti-semitism in his homophobia. NuclearDem Mar 2014 #4

For Jews, the enemy of your enemy isn't your friend cthulu2016 Mar 2014 #5

The Pale of Settlement included most of Ukraine. FarCenter Mar 2014 #9

Great Post MosheFeingold Mar 2014 #19

The most meaning full comment of this OP nt stevenleser Mar 2014 #24

Chess pieces. Behind the Aegis Mar 2014 #29

To prevent any of the - "Damn that RT again!" responses, Russian tv is totally different from RT quinnox Mar 2014 #6

In what way? one_voice Mar 2014 #11

Russian tv is geared towards the russian people, and is in the russian language quinnox Mar 2014 #13

Presumably "Russian state TV" and RT are both state outlets cthulu2016 Mar 2014 #14

yes, I think so. I'm just saying RT has a totally different focus than Russian tv quinnox Mar 2014 #17

Of course by 'focus' you mean a different agenda, spin, and objective Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #28

They are both 'run'... one_voice Mar 2014 #15

yup, and our media is largely funded by a handful of gigantic corporations quinnox Mar 2014 #18

One is the international outlet of State TV, the other the domestic. Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #20

I'm not trying to minimize anything. I'm merely pointing out RT and Russian tv are not the same quinnox Mar 2014 #21

Since the first thing you thought to do... one_voice Mar 2014 #23

That is not how I see it. At all. Maybe I thought what was said there was so out of bounds that I quinnox Mar 2014 #25

So you want to make sure folks know they'd only say that for the home crowd Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #26

Well, one is funded by the Russian government.... Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #16

LOL! Well put! Behind the Aegis Mar 2014 #32

The Russian government puts a lot of money into RT and they have a great deal of control Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #33

dammit, not this again. Deep13 Mar 2014 #7

The stupid. It frigging burns. 47of74 Mar 2014 #8

Maybe that story was an overture to the neonazis in the new Ukrainian government. reformist2 Mar 2014 #10

Clearly slipping further down that slippery slope of intimidation... HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #12

He likely admired Cheney, yes. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #34

Russia is giving North Korea a run for its money Takket Mar 2014 #22

so faux news has an outlet in russia? spanone Mar 2014 #27

Sad as it may be, we have some DUers saying just about the same thing... Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #30

Putin is against Nazis in Ukraine, but he loves them in Russia (scary vids at link) Behind the Aegis Mar 2014 #31