We are such a free and open society that you are only allowed to be exposed to viewpoints approved by the Gestapo. Everything else is foreign propaganda.
When Russia allegedly does it (probably bullshit, after all these are the same people selling the Trump pee tape nonsense and Mueller found nothing, zero, etc after months, a year of looking) it's a bad thing.
When the US uses its incredibly loyal media to sew color revolutions in other countries? When the US uses USAID and a variety of other NGOs and cut-outs to do exactly this and actually foment revolutions, coups, etc? Well that's just democracy and the free marketplace of ideas sweetie and if like Georgia you try and tamp this down just a little bit with some sunlight then you're heckin anti-democratic and authoritarian.
The language of it is really something.
"as long as [they] keep engaging in hostile influence campaigns." - So if it was a pro-US campaign, it'd be fine?
"meddle in our free and open society" - So free and open that they want to shut down any "adversarial" viewpoints. I understand any state has to suppress alternative to a point in order to remain a state, but the fact they try to play both ends and act like it's super freedom free in spite of the suppression they're doing.
Of course, there's also just the fact that this (and worse) is what the US has been doing to everybody else for decades on end, which I assume is meant to be the funny part coming from them.
well, the issue here is not consuming propaganda, rather that be foreign propaganda, that's a no-no
i dont understand why it's a problem when another nation helps to get one or the other of the two excellent american candidates elected.
they're not trying to elect a foreigner after all.
Also, here's what Russia actually said instead of the US twisting their words: https://www.rt.com/russia/603553-putin-endorses-kamala-harris/
Edit: Even Ukrainian source repeating the quote, demonstrating it's legit to libs around here: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/09/5/7473557/
Ah, this is a slightly different translation than the others I’ve seen. In the other posts on Twitter people were saying Putin was trolling, that he was just playing around with his endorsement and even mocking her laugh. Translations can be so messy
posts on Twitter
Wouldn't be surprised if this was deliberate misinfo from US-aligned sources
This is the tweet where I first saw his statement:
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While the tweet is fine, the translation is different to the one presented in the article and thus the quote tweets are all either pissed due to the supposed disrespect or laughing because Putin is an “epic troll.” Obviously none of this matters but I just find it interesting.
I think the title "Putin keeps trolling US Democratic Party" combined with the lack of this quote from RT conveys a different message to libs:
“In the end, the choice is up to the American people and we will treat their eventual decision with respect,”
Yes, the RT article is a lot more trustworthy with regard to translation, I don’t know what Sputnik was thinking when they made this tweet. I also had no idea Trump imposed more sanctions on Russia than ever before, which kind of defangs the whole “besties with Russia” narrative.
I only consume American-grown domestic propaganda!
