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uhnope

(6,419 posts)
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 01:52 PM Jun 2014

Putin TV (RT) announces the USA is the worst place to live on the planet



They forget to consider: unless you're gay, believe in free speech, want a semblance of democracy, are a political punk rocker, want to do business without massive corruption, don't want to have anti-corruption fighters and dissidents beaten to death in prison...

Don’t be fooled – Russia Today is trash

The first line could have been written for DU. Read the whole thing.

http://notsoreviews.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/dont-be-fooled-russia-today-is-trash/

Take a venture into the sometimes enlightening, often depressing, world of online activism and journalism and it’s likely you’ll see clips from a news organisation called Russia Today. This organisation paints a grim picture of the United States – in the world of Russia Today, the USA is an oligarchical tyranny, where the establishment conspires to silence brave truth-telling crusaders.

You’ll see cynical and almost always conspiratorial reports of groups the “the Bilderberg group”, who seek, ostensibly, world domination. Take a gander through the various videos the organisation has published on Youtube and you’ll see a bizarre combination of Syrian regime apologism, anti-American hysteria, and embarrassing populist pandering, not to mention the 9/11 conspiracy theory peddlers who frequent its airwaves.

To an outside observer stumbling upon Russia Today, you would be forgiven for thinking that the organisation is a brave one, shining a glimmer of light into the murky depths of Western hypocrisy. Wikileaks editor Julian Assange even presents a show on the news station – kudos to them for giving him a platform.

But Russia Today has an agenda, an agenda easy to work out from five minutes of basic research online. The network is owned by RIA Novosti, the Russian news agency 100% owned by the Russian government. Initially founded during the Second World War as the Soviet Information Bureau, RIA Novosti has transformed into an international, glitzy news agency, and Russia Today is their baby. Lets be clear about this – this is a news station owned (and undoubtedly influenced) by a government that has murdered journalists and political opponents, acts in a framework of institutionalised corruption, rigged elections, and committed war crimes against the Chechen people. This government is no friend of freedom and democracy, yet you would think that it is – from the trendy, glitzy, and anti-establishment Russia Today.
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Putin TV (RT) announces the USA is the worst place to live on the planet (Original Post) uhnope Jun 2014 OP
I daresay Faux News was a trail-blazer! JNelson6563 Jun 2014 #1
No.1 incarcerated citizens per capita, adult onset diabetes and for believing in angels. jakeXT Jun 2014 #2
His presentation is haughty, but you can't argue with the stats. Many of our indicators are sinking newthinking Jun 2014 #3
Great RT show, I quite enjoyed it. Thanks for posting. n/t fasttense Jun 2014 #4
Your point is ? HoosierCowboy Jun 2014 #5

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
1. I daresay Faux News was a trail-blazer!
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 02:11 PM
Jun 2014

No surprise to see it's methods adopted by like minded motherfuckers everywhere.

Julie

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
2. No.1 incarcerated citizens per capita, adult onset diabetes and for believing in angels.
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 03:29 PM
Jun 2014
If this index is an affront to your jingoistic sensibilities, the U.S. remains in first place for the number of incarcerated citizens per capita, adult onset diabetes and for believing in angels.

http://www.salon.com/2014/04/09/global_rankings_study_america_in_warp_speed_decline_partner/


Did they include the Vatican ? I can't believe the angels thing

newthinking

(3,982 posts)
3. His presentation is haughty, but you can't argue with the stats. Many of our indicators are sinking
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 02:24 AM
Jun 2014

fast. Too fast.

I have seen the same stats on a number of American sites. It's something we really do need to pay more attention to.

HoosierCowboy

(561 posts)
5. Your point is ?
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 02:22 PM
Jun 2014

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain? Whether it's Vlad or the Koch Brothers makes no difference?

"unless you're gay, believe in free speech, want a semblance of democracy, are a political punk rocker, want to do business without massive corruption"

We've supported regimes that do exactly that for decades if not centuries, and up until just a few years ago and still in the Deep South, nothing really changed.



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