I saw that Simonyan post--absolutely bizarre!! She is such a weirdo.
About RT: there is actually even deeper context here)) .... RT's "Russia section" is edited by an Irishman, and many of the "journalists" under his command are foreigners -- British and American. I may be wrong but I think the "regulars" who do articles for RT's "Russia…
I saw that Simonyan post--absolutely bizarre!! She is such a weirdo.
About RT: there is actually even deeper context here)) .... RT's "Russia section" is edited by an Irishman, and many of the "journalists" under his command are foreigners -- British and American. I may be wrong but I think the "regulars" who do articles for RT's "Russia desk" are mostly non-Russians. Whether that changes the dynamic, perhaps it's hard to say...
I do agree that there is horrible media coverage on all "sides", but I'm not sure if it excuses RT's behavior) after all, it's paid for by Russian taxpayers, surely it should be relaying the wishes and desires of its patrons, not some meaningless "endorsement" from an American comedian? Of course, I am being idealistic, probably) But it is painful to see when you consider that RT will cover news stories critical of Pfizer but won't touch critical stories about Sputnik....for me, when I worked there, this double-standard was totally unacceptable....
I agree with you, Riley, RT doesn't have an exuse not to represent interests, hopes and the view of the world that Russian people have, but who cares about people now days? Governments and their media shills? I'm sure you are already laughing at this suggestion ))) Btw, I just saw your other article on the vaccine injury tracking website shutdown in Russia. They are not too ceremonious there, are they? In US they decided against shutting down openvaers.com, at least for now. We'll see how things will roll, but for now even in US from what I see on the streets and inside of stores, government propaganda drive is beginning to take its toll.
yes, this is the biggest difference between the US/West and Russia, in my opinion: the propaganda just doesn't work that well in Russia)) meanwhile, even in the US, which objectively has more transparency (although still so many lies, cover-ups, etc), some parts of the country are full of vax fanatics who will lecture you if you don't wear a mask. I have never seen such behavior anywhere in Russia, personally. (of course it must happen, but very rarely.)
I refused to wear a mask completely this time around as governess Hochul made it mandatory inside. Never heard a single word from anybody, store employees or bystanders, at least in our little corner of the World called Western New York, but with a notable exception of 5 - 10% stubborn freedom lovers like myself people started to wear muzzles religiously again.
I saw that Simonyan post--absolutely bizarre!! She is such a weirdo.
About RT: there is actually even deeper context here)) .... RT's "Russia section" is edited by an Irishman, and many of the "journalists" under his command are foreigners -- British and American. I may be wrong but I think the "regulars" who do articles for RT's "Russia desk" are mostly non-Russians. Whether that changes the dynamic, perhaps it's hard to say...
I do agree that there is horrible media coverage on all "sides", but I'm not sure if it excuses RT's behavior) after all, it's paid for by Russian taxpayers, surely it should be relaying the wishes and desires of its patrons, not some meaningless "endorsement" from an American comedian? Of course, I am being idealistic, probably) But it is painful to see when you consider that RT will cover news stories critical of Pfizer but won't touch critical stories about Sputnik....for me, when I worked there, this double-standard was totally unacceptable....
I agree with you, Riley, RT doesn't have an exuse not to represent interests, hopes and the view of the world that Russian people have, but who cares about people now days? Governments and their media shills? I'm sure you are already laughing at this suggestion ))) Btw, I just saw your other article on the vaccine injury tracking website shutdown in Russia. They are not too ceremonious there, are they? In US they decided against shutting down openvaers.com, at least for now. We'll see how things will roll, but for now even in US from what I see on the streets and inside of stores, government propaganda drive is beginning to take its toll.
yes, this is the biggest difference between the US/West and Russia, in my opinion: the propaganda just doesn't work that well in Russia)) meanwhile, even in the US, which objectively has more transparency (although still so many lies, cover-ups, etc), some parts of the country are full of vax fanatics who will lecture you if you don't wear a mask. I have never seen such behavior anywhere in Russia, personally. (of course it must happen, but very rarely.)
I refused to wear a mask completely this time around as governess Hochul made it mandatory inside. Never heard a single word from anybody, store employees or bystanders, at least in our little corner of the World called Western New York, but with a notable exception of 5 - 10% stubborn freedom lovers like myself people started to wear muzzles religiously again.