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In reply to the discussion: Why bother posting Russia Today videos anymore? [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)123. Yeah--shows how much YOU know about that. The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.
Last edited Mon May 26, 2014, 01:27 AM - Edit history (1)
Abby Martin, a journalist also working for the network, also made headlines when she went off script to denounce Russias military presence in Crimea.
Her remarks led to the station releasing a statement saying they would be sending her to Crimea to give her an opportunity to make up her own mind from the epicentre of the story.
Her remarks led to the station releasing a statement saying they would be sending her to Crimea to give her an opportunity to make up her own mind from the epicentre of the story.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-crisis-putin-awards-prokremlin-journalists-medals-for-their-objective-coverage-of-crimea-9325664.html
They used to send 'em to SIBERIA. But hey, keep waving those pompoms!
But wait.....there's MORE:
Those praising Martin would do well to acquaint themselves with the entirety of her work. Before being hired by RT, Martin was a prominent voice in the 9/11 conspiracy movement, which seems to be a job qualification for RT given the amount of airtime it gives to fringe views. In a 2008 video of a 9/11 Truth Movement protest, Martin can be seen stating that the attacks were an inside job. She knows this, she said, because, Ive researched it for three years and every single thing that I uncover solidifies my belief that it was an inside job and that our government was complicit in what happened. On her program, she regularly gives air to outrageous conspiracy theories, including the notion that water fluoridation is a pernicious government plot to poison unsuspecting American citizens, an old bugbear of the extreme right-wing John Birch Society. She has also accused Israel of using Hitlers methods
to maintain a Jewish majority.
....Indeed, far from damaging the propaganda efforts of the Russian government, Martins momentary act of nonconformity plays right into the Kremlins hands. RT will now be able to hold up her 60-second departure from the official script as evidence of its editorial independence, as further proof of its vital role as a counter-hegemonic news source in a world inundated by corrupt and corporate Anglo-Saxon media. Think of Martin as the puppet opposition in a dictatorship, created and sustained by the powers that be as a façade of democracy with which to dazzle credulous Western observers, a practice that Putin has himself perfected. Like Moscows citing its right to protect Russian minorities in Ukraine as a pretext for its occupation of Crimea, Martins act of pseudo-dissidence is a good old-fashioned false flag.
....Indeed, far from damaging the propaganda efforts of the Russian government, Martins momentary act of nonconformity plays right into the Kremlins hands. RT will now be able to hold up her 60-second departure from the official script as evidence of its editorial independence, as further proof of its vital role as a counter-hegemonic news source in a world inundated by corrupt and corporate Anglo-Saxon media. Think of Martin as the puppet opposition in a dictatorship, created and sustained by the powers that be as a façade of democracy with which to dazzle credulous Western observers, a practice that Putin has himself perfected. Like Moscows citing its right to protect Russian minorities in Ukraine as a pretext for its occupation of Crimea, Martins act of pseudo-dissidence is a good old-fashioned false flag.
You always take the bait though, so I'm not surprised you're cheerleading this nutcase.
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Yeah--shows how much YOU know about that. The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.
MADem
May 2014
#123
Al Jazeera, funded by the ruler of Qatar yet managed to provide some of the best coverage
sabrina 1
May 2014
#23
Of course I've seen it, the Neocon puppet who, before joining RT, interned for Sean Hannity on
sabrina 1
May 2014
#38
You mean it is funded by the Russian Govt. Like the BBC is funded by the UK Govt and Al Jazeera is
sabrina 1
May 2014
#46
I didn't say we had a great record. But Russia's is demonstrably worse than ours or the UK's.
pnwmom
May 2014
#94
Well said. Tired of that Anti-American Anti-Freedom Putin/Hitler Propaganda Being Posted Here
951-Riverside
May 2014
#9
Lol, it reminds me of the Right Wing and Al Jazeera. They HATED them, called them 'terrorists'! Lol!
sabrina 1
May 2014
#16
i thought calling folks unamerican for criticizing the government was a right wing thing.
m-lekktor
May 2014
#62
Putin's anti-Americanism (indeed the right's in general) is irrelevant. His anti-liberal values
pampango
May 2014
#63
There are people here who are pro-Putin and Russia, anti-America. RT and RIA are the sources that
okaawhatever
May 2014
#11
You mean like there were people here who were pro-Saddam, anti-America because they watched
sabrina 1
May 2014
#19
"Btw, what did you think of Al Jazeera?" I think you should have asked that first.
rhett o rick
May 2014
#35
No, they didn't. Unless you have something more than your own opinion to prove it.
sabrina 1
May 2014
#109
The Corporate Media is allowed in LBN. Which is why I don't read anything in LBN. In fact
sabrina 1
May 2014
#20
I don't care about Putin, he's a politician. I care about PEOPLE. I doubt he was very happy with RT
sabrina 1
May 2014
#25
So you support the Bush policy of imprisoning and shooting at Reporters? You weren't clear so
sabrina 1
May 2014
#39
Were you a fan of Al Jazeera? Are you a fan of our own Corporate Media? I am not a fan
sabrina 1
May 2014
#41
Al Jazeera sold out. They were at one time one of the best news organizations
sabrina 1
May 2014
#43
I see your point, but as others have noted, nearly all "news" is propaganda to some degree.
nomorenomore08
May 2014
#26
You got that right... its why I stopped watching any mainstream news.
TampaAnimusVortex
May 2014
#71
Why dont you make a list of what sources you dont like? Or just trash the threads and
rhett o rick
May 2014
#31
The same reason we post FOX News and Glenn Beck videos here? To show how screwed up Obama is?
pampango
May 2014
#54