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[–] 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Chris Hedges: Why Russiagate Won’t Go Away The cynical con the Democratic Party and the F.B.I. carried out to falsely portray Donald Trump as a puppet of the Kremlin worked, and continues to work, because it is what those who detest Trump want to believe.

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    For one, that it wasn’t much money at all and had no appreciable effect. Meanwhile the US spends billions on propaganda around the world each year, so much that no other country compares. And domestically, almost all of the influence comes from US corporations and wealthy Americans.

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    And domestically, almost all of the influence comes from US corporations and wealthy Americans.

    That had me stumped. We know the Russian budget for domestic media and narratives, it is not a small one, is that argument that somehow domestic government sanctioned propaganda is somehow better than a kleptocratic one?

    Domestically as in within the US. Americans aren’t being influenced by spooky foreigner actors on the other side of the world. It’s coming from inside the house.

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  • [–] -4 points 10 months ago

    Americans aren’t being influenced by spooky foreigner actors on the other side of the world

    Literally the link you posted contradicts it

    Washington Post: Russian trolls on Twitter had little influence on 2016 voters

    I feel like we're going in circles. Happy New Year!

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