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In reply to the discussion: Russia Supporters Storm Ukraine Government Buildings [View all]Benton D Struckcheon
(2,347 posts)...would have touched that idiotic glurge about how the US and NATO ran a cyberattack to take down MH370. But you know, it fits with RT because if it's anti-US, they'll publish it.
The other part you miss is that all of the independent sources of news have been shut down in Russia. They're either state-owned or run by oligarchs close to Putin. So constantly citing them as sources for news is flat dishonest. It's not news.
Finally, Putin is backed now by far right Russian supremacists who make no secret of it. I put up exactly how these wonderful people think. Putin maintains just enough distance to keep a sort of plausible deniability about himself, even as he panders to them. Reminds me very much of what Reagan did with white supremacists here. I see no reason not to despise him in the same way.
Or did you back Reagan invading Grenada? Didn't think so.