Western propaganda

PapaDragon wrote:

eehnie wrote:.............
Russia insider lol, insider of the Pentagon.

Whoaa, wait, did you just accuse Russia Insider of working for Pentagon just now????  

Russia Insider is a news website launched in September 2014, based in Moscow, Russia. Russia Insider reports on political and social affairs and aims to provide an alternative view [2] to the mainstream news about Russia and country-related issues. The website was founded and is driven by its editor Charles Bausman and a number of international volunteer contributors[3] positioning the publication as an independent media source aiming to promote a better understanding of Russia. Its mission is media criticism and reform, underlining the issues of Western media which are seen by the founders as extremely biased, especially on Russia.[4] Many articles are copied, excerpted or translated from other websites, e.g. Russia Beyond, Voltairenet.org, Strategic Culture Foundation, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Consortiumnews, etc., however there are also some original ones.

Created by Simon North, Matthew Allen, Paul Kaiser, Enrico Braun, Richard Brandt, John Helmer, Gilbert Doctorow, Eric Zuesse, Xenia Zinoviev, Dmitry Orlov, et al.
Editor Charles Bausman

John Helmer (born 1946) is an Australian-born journalist and foreign correspondent , based in Moscow, Russia since 1989. He has served as an adviser to government heads in Greece (Andreas Papandreou), the United States (Jimmy Carter), and Asia, and has also worked as professor of political science, sociology, and journalism.[1]

Life[edit]
Born and raised in Australia, Helmer graduated in political science from Harvard University in the United States, and worked in the White House as an aide of President Jimmy Carter.[2] He published several books on military and political topics, including essays on the American presidency and on urban policy in the US and essays on Greek, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern politics and foreign policy.

GarryB wrote:Here in New Zealand we have a healthcare system that should be universal, but there are long waiting lists for most important things.

Personally I think the whole point of paying taxes is to pay for things everybody needs... roads, railway lines, airports, ports, healthcare for everyone, and education at least up until tertiary level.

It seems to me that Americans leave the control of their health to insurance companies... in my limited experience with insurance companies I think that is a bad thing right off the bat.

Isn't it funny how Americans seem to fear big government... something that can be replaced by vote if needed, though I appreciate when there are only two options it is not really much of a choice. Other westerners seem to fear big business... which I think is rather justified.

Here in Dunedin an American company that owns controlling interest in Cadburys has basically decided to close our factory and move all production to Australia.

Our factory was making a profit and can operate cheaper because it does not need to be totally air conditioned like those in Australia do, but there was a chance of making a larger profit with fewer overheads by closing our factory down so they will.

Dunedin is not a huge country with a large population that buys a lot of Cadburys products so they clearly think it wont hurt their bottom line.

Clearly they are thinking about their income to maximise it as much as possible and to be honest I can now pick up a nice New Zealand brand of Chocolate like Whittakers and feel I am getting back at Cadburys and helping a company that continues to make chocolate in New Zealand.

I doubt Cadburys is shaking in their shoes however.

In case you haven't noticed your precious "proletariat" wants to be ruled by "bourgeoisie" scum as practice has proven extensively, your nation being one of many prominent examples

Russia meddling in Mexican election: White House aide McMaster

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Russian government has launched a sophisticated campaign to influence Mexico’s 2018 presidential election and stir up division, a senior White House official said in a video clip published by Mexican newspaper Reforma.

U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said in a speech last month to the Washington-based Jamestown Foundation that there was already evidence of Russian meddling in Mexican elections set for July.

“We’ve seen that this is really a sophisticated effort to polarize democratic societies and pit communities within those societies against each other,” said McMaster in a previously unreported video clip from Dec. 15 that was posted on Twitter by a reporter with Mexican daily newspaper Reforma on Saturday.

“You’ve seen, actually, initial signs of it in the Mexican presidential campaign already,” said McMaster, a former Army general. He did not elaborate in the clip on how Russia was seeking to influence the election.

Reforma published a story on Saturday on the comments, which have since been shared many times on social media.

President Donald Trump’s senior national security aide added in the clip that the U.S. government was concerned by Russia’s use of advanced cyber tools to push propaganda and disinformation.

A request for comment sent to McMaster’s office at the White House and a request for comment from the Russian government in Moscow were not immediately returned on Sunday.

The Kremlin has repeatedly denied accusations by U.S. intelligence officials and others of interfering in foreign elections.

In July, Mexico will elect a new president to succeed Enrique Pena Nieto, who is barred by law from seeking a second six-year term. Congressional seats plus some governors’ races will also be up for grabs.

According to opinion polls, the frontrunner in the presidential contest is the leftist former mayor of Mexico City, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who is running on an anti-corruption platform.

Lopez Obrador, a two-time runner-up for the presidency and a divisive figure in Mexican politics for over a decade, is seen by some analysts as the Kremlin’s favorite, given the positive coverage he has received from government-funded media outlets like Sputnik and Russia Today.

Both China and Russia are taking an increasing interest in Latin America as the United States, under Trump, has adopted a more protectionist stance and the future of the North America Free Trade Agreement looks uncertain.

Lopez Obrador has been a fierce critic of Pena Nieto’s sweeping energy overhaul, which was favored by U.S. officials and oil companies. He has said he would seek friendly relations with the U.S. government but would demand respect.

In 2016, Russia Today’s Spanish-language YouTube channel began running a weekly video blog entitled “The Battle for Mexico,” hosted by a prominent supporter of Lopez Obrador, according to David Salvo at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, who has written about Russian attempts to influence politics in Latin America.

Pena Nieto’s office and the foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on McMaster’s statement.

Some Mexican political commentators said that there was little reason yet to fear Russian involvement in the election.

“The point is that Washington hasn’t provided any solid proof for this,” said Marco Cancino, head of Mexico City-based consultancy Inteligencia Publica.

“So far, it’s just speculation.”

PapaDragon wrote:Can any of you guys post content of this article? It's behind paywall and I'm sure it's usual BS but I'm still curious.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russian-bear-is-on-the-move-9fhkpjg28

GarryB wrote:Oh please John.... Russia militarising the arctic... of all the assets depicted on that poster... the mother sub and the losharik mini sub it is carrying are military... all the rest are civilian and identified as such as part of an iceberg hydrocarbon research category... how the hell is that "militarising the arctic"...

You could just as easily depict all the US assets in antarctica and have a C-17 military transport as evidence the US is militarising the south pole... derpa derpa derpa.... warning will robinson.

I realise the title is not yours and the chart might be interesting to some, but when you ask where to put it... can I suggest where it belongs ...put it in the western propaganda section with the other amusing bullshit.

miketheterrible wrote:@KVS

Take a look at this Twitter account
https://twitter.com/NashaCanada/status/985699385072734208?s=19

Youre in Toronto, no? It is directed at Russian community. See the shit it writes. We should troll it hard.