RT ticked me off today.
Usually it's loosey-goosey Democrats (the ones who don't vote or protest-vote if they don't get their way) who fall for the crap that is Russia Today.
What’a very amusing is now **some** conservatives (not the normal out-of-touch rigid & irritating kind, but the weirdo Breitbart-reading kind) are using Russia Today as sourcing to help legitimize Trump’s victory.
I love (and want to help) the Russian people, but fuck the Russian government.
I don't care about fake news, you can't live a life well-lived trying to debunk news consumed by people who want it because it confirms their worldview.
What I AM concerned about is straight-up propaganda from a repressive regime.
Russia Today (& affiliates/off-shoots like “In the Now”) is Russian propaganda. These cretins bring up true flaws in our society (media, WMD, racism, ignorance, poverty, etc) but weaponize that to de-legitimize our country and democracy. If you didn't grow up in a dictatorship (or have an iota of critical thinking skills) their horseshit won't be persuasive. But they're planting seeds.
Do do not tolerate any RT articles. If you waste your time commenting on them be sure to always ask the following questions:
1. Has RT ever publicly disagreed with a major Putin decision?
2. Would RT be able to operate inside Russia itself?
3. Why doesn't Putin debate his opponents?
4. Why can't Russia today let on {{name any Russian dissident here}} for an interview?
Here's a great example (notice how it's always sympathetic to the regime’s position?): www.google.com/...
You don't need to pretend to be nice to propagandists, especially sneaky bastards supporting a murderous regime.
Get fucked, RT.