▲ 177 ▼ But these organizations are for peace, trust me! -liberals (lemmy.ml) submitted 10 months ago by bubblybubbles@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml -2 points 10 months ago (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] davel@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago* (2 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml -2 points 10 months ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml -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! permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[–] davel@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago* (2 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml -2 points 10 months ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml -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! permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml -2 points 10 months ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml -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! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml -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! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml -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! permalink fedilink source parent
