Why are so many here saying Russian propaganda is ok?

[thesquanderer]

16. I think "sell out" means something different if you could really use the job.

If some super successful artist (actor, musician, whatever) does something crappy just for the money, we call them a sell-out, but I think the underlying premise is that, they didn't need the money, so why betray their values/integrity?

But if someone isn't so well-known and so wealthy, maybe you cut someone some slack for doing what they can to earn a living.

And as far as we can see, Hartmann does not seem to be particularly pro-Russian in his work, even on RT. As I mentioned in another post, even if RT is using him for some viewpoint diversity credibility (as Fox used Alan Colmes), that doesn't mean that he's not worth listening to, if you find him informative/entertaining. Of course, if you're skeptical of something he says, don't take it at face value, research to see if it's true. But that's the case no matter where you hear something.