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In reply to the discussion: RT is the Devil's news service! [View all]uhnope
(6,419 posts)56. lol. RT is not being "suppressed" any more than FOX is suppressed
What we are doing is exposing RT for the crap it is, like we expose FOX.
BTW if you are so concerned about news being suppressed, why don't you post about the press freedom hell that is Russia, that is created by the Kremlin, which funds RT propaganda?
But the central appeal of RT is to leftists, libertarians, conspiracy theorists, and other marginalized groups. The main thematic work of RT is to paint the West in the worst possible light, as decadent, corrupt, and failing the Cohen method of defense-by-implication. RTs deep coverage of the Occupy protests and harsh coverage of American politics and life in general offers a platform to critics who are denied respectful treatment in the U.S. media. They are bound, above all, by a desire to get on television.
The demise of communism has left a void in the place where socialist fervor once animated the Soviet dupes. In the absence of any positive motivating force, Putins Russia, which has positioned itself as Americas main rival, has sponged up whatever motley collection of outsiders it can find. Russia is not the vessel for their ideological fantasies, but merely a placeholder for their accumulated discontent.
The demise of communism has left a void in the place where socialist fervor once animated the Soviet dupes. In the absence of any positive motivating force, Putins Russia, which has positioned itself as Americas main rival, has sponged up whatever motley collection of outsiders it can find. Russia is not the vessel for their ideological fantasies, but merely a placeholder for their accumulated discontent.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/03/pathetic-lives-of-putins-american-dupes.html
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Lol, they said that about Al Jazeera also. Because we couldn't have real reporters reporting
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#53
Yes, all those Liberals RT gives a voice to who are kept off the Corporate Media, MUST be
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#58
I want Facts, and I find that RTs reporting is backed up on reputable sources around the world on
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#63
Since I am more than happy to repeat every word I have ever written here, why didn't you save
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#82
So you are proposing that Thom Hartmann supports Putin, you just can't prove it...
AgingAmerican
Jan 2015
#83
How about Chris Hedges, Democracy Now? How about Kucinich, or Members of the British Parliament?
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#86
Clearly you've never watched it. But thanks for the opinion. Opinions are always better when backed
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#87
I see you didn't read my comment at all. You have done what has become a recognizable
sabrina 1
Jan 2015
#90
What have you got against personal freedom to pick and choose and evaluate information
polly7
Jan 2015
#21
You bad-mouth me and my opinions ("turd in the punch bowl" comes to mind) . . .
another_liberal
Jan 2015
#43
What would you call someone who joins a community then refuses to listen to said community?
randome
Jan 2015
#45
It is what it is - a mouthpiece for the Russian government. It is useful for presenting a different
pampango
Jan 2015
#31
If you believe that RT criticizes Russian policy and actions as frequently as the Times does to US'
pampango
Jan 2015
#36
No doubt, there are half-wits and idiots who believe that stories which invalidate a particular RT..
LanternWaste
Jan 2015
#62