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uawchild

(2,208 posts)
Tue Oct 27, 2015, 10:04 AM Oct 2015

Don't think we live in a propaganda bubble pushing for a new cold war?

I like to post news articles about different countries to illustrate that the entire world in not consumed by war and militarism. I use google, of course, and usually cast a broad net by searching on things like "Brazil news", as an example. I then select what I think is an interesting non-war mongering story and post it here to DU.

Well... I was struck this morning that when I googled on "Russia news", Virtually, NO, make that literally all you get back are articles on war, threats of war and insanity like "Is Russia threatening to cut the internet" stuff. Good Lord. I gave up after looking at 4-5 pages of search results like that.

The only source of non-war articles related to Russia are from Russia's own media sources, and god knows that we can't use those as "reliable sources" since its all state run propaganda, right? Unlike our corporate media...

Look for yourself -- google "russia news". EVERYTHING is wall to wall fear and war mongering from our reputable news sources. Googling "china news" isn't so bad -- yet -- but the drum beat of stories about "man made Chinese island bases" is starting to heat up too.

Honestly, you would think someone actually WANTS to start WWIII, or at least a new and expensive cold war.

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newfie11

(8,159 posts)
1. I totally agree
Tue Oct 27, 2015, 10:11 AM
Oct 2015

Again I say the MIC is out of control and it's a domino effect.
We bomb the hell out it Iraq ( that had nothing to do with 911).
And it's gone downhill since then and spreading.

The MIC has become a cancer!

KG

(28,749 posts)
2. Heh. reading DU, you'd think some are worried the commie hordes are coming thru the Fulda Gap
Tue Oct 27, 2015, 10:15 AM
Oct 2015

come spring time...OMG! Putin!

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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
6. Or the US is injecting troops and bombs into a sovereign county(s).
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 02:20 PM
Oct 2015

The hypocrisy is rich on all sides.

Oneironaut

(5,462 posts)
7. The U.S. news is bad for a different reason.
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 02:23 PM
Oct 2015

Russian media tries to make Putin look good. The US media pushes click bait and hysteria out to try to get viewers (both TV and internet). Both are absolutely terrible if you want an unbiased source.

uawchild

(2,208 posts)
8. I don't know, in the US I think its about more than just ratings...
Fri Oct 30, 2015, 03:06 PM
Oct 2015

There is a perceived need by the neocons to maintain and even increase military spending -- hence the constant fear and war mongering in the media.

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