Reuters, BBC, and Bellingcat participated in covert UK Foreign Office-funded programs to "weaken Russia," leaked docs reveal | The Grayzone
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New leaked documents show Reuters’ and the BBC’s involvement in covert UK FCO programs to effect “attitudinal change” and “weaken the Russian state’s influence,” alongside intel contractors and Bellingcat. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) have sponsored Reuters and the BBC to conduct a series of covert programs aimed at promoting regime change inside Russia and undermining its government across Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to a series of leaked documents. The leaked materials show the Thomson Reuters […]
  • Sincerity [comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Yes, criticism of modern Russia under a literal autocrat is big time “moralistic virtue signalling”.

    Get outta here. The motherland is dead and gone and any leftist ought rightfully to criticise the current apparatus of power and corruption in Russia.

    Even mentioning Russia in the same breath as China and Bolivia is completely asinine.

    • CyborgMarx [any, any]
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      4 years ago

      Yes, criticism of modern Russia under a literal autocrat is big time “moralistic virtue signalling”.

      If you're an American, YES, especially if you neglect intentionally or otherwise to pair said criticism with the context of HOW and WHY Putin came to power

      The motherland is dead and gone and any leftist ought rightfully to criticise the current apparatus of power and corruption in Russia.

      Ok and? You do realize you have absolutely zero moral, political, or social clout to effect change in Russia, again moralistic virtue signalling

      Even mentioning Russia in the same breath as China and Bolivia is completely asinine.

      How about mentioning Russia in the context of NATO, is that asinine? Or is agitating for a Second Russian collapse in the span of 30 years somehow "woke" now?

      • Sincerity [comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        Lmao

        Moralistic virtue signalling “woke”

        Is this Cha Cha or 2013 Atheist YouTube?

        This is as simple as accepting that critical thought ought to be levelled at media and it’s not doing an imperialism to do so. You don’t need to do a screed to justify every point of contention.

        • CyborgMarx [any, any]
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          4 years ago

          Is this Cha Cha or 2013 Atheist YouTube?

          Funny, you're kneejerk hysterics about foreign dictators reminded me more of "2013 Atheist YouTube"

          This is as simple as accepting that critical thought

          LMAO what "critical thought" have you actually leveled russiagator? I can read your dogshit screed on any thread in r/politics, here's an idea, come up with a take about Russia where you don't sound like a Jake Tapper sockpuppet

          • Sincerity [comrade/them]
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            4 years ago

            Nice misquote bro.

            You’re fighting with an enemy that doesn’t exist.

            I’m literally not from the US, and have no support for Russiagate conspiracies. But your boy up there is failing to take a stance beyond

            West = US = Imperialism = bad

            :. Anything not the West = not the US = not imperialism = good and to be trusted

            • CyborgMarx [any, any]
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              4 years ago

              I’m literally not from the US, and have no support for Russiagate conspiracies

              uh, huh cool story love, absolutely riveting

              But your boy up there is failing to take a stance beyond

              :ohnoes: oh shit my boy didn't take a "STANCE"

              West = US = Imperialism = bad

              Yesssss? That is objectively correct, not seeing the issue here

              :. Anything not the West = not the US = not imperialism = good and to be trusted

              fucks sake just forward your application to CNN already

              Also question, do you believe the Ukraine should invade Crimea with the aid of NATO?

              • Sincerity [comrade/them]
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                4 years ago

                This is unproductive, you can quote my posts piece by piece and add your irony poisoned retorts if it makes you feel better about your day.

                But I don’t see this going any further than that, and since this is a shared left space rather than reddit we should leave it at that.