According to RT eh?
What’s wrong with RT? They are less propaganda driven than our MSM. I’m found them to be quite more accurate and truthful than what we’re being told. We’re still being told that Ukraine is winning — when it hasn’t been for at least a year. That’s why they’ve been banned in most western media.
RT presents Russia as a noble liberator instead of the fascist imperialist dictatorship it is, that’s some top tier propaganda if I’ve ever seen it
If you say so. Some people just don’t like to see reality as it is. 🤷♂️ I, personally, believe that they’re far more truthful, than when it comes to our media. YMMV
I don’t enjoy using RT as a source but they are no different than using our media sources here in Canada or the US.
Each side favours their own country and their own narrative.
So I regularly watch and read RT, Al Jazeera and compare them to western media sources and judge for myself what the overall story is.
I’m doing the work for myself what journalists on every side should be freely able to do for all of us. I may get it right, I may get it wrong but at the very least I want to stay informed as to what everyone on every side is saying.
That’s the way we did it in the old days — Read several papers, as it was no secret that each had an editorial bent.
Russia is quite different from what we’re led to believe. It’s a downright democratic nation, albeit a conservative one. They probably have a more diverse culture than any of our countries/cities in The West, and that’s including my own very multicultural city, Toronto. I’ve found that listening to some ExSpooks in the CIA/DIA from the 1st Cold War, who were no friends of Soviet Russia, but who have studied Russia for decades, and even speak the language to be a fountain of information. If they’re convinced that Russia is now a democratic country, who am I to argue? They have far more experience than any of us. I’m referring to fellas like Larry Johnson, Alastair Crooke, Ray McGovern, Phil Giraldi, Colonel (ret’d) Macgregor, and Scott Ritter. All of whom have studied the Soviet Union and were privy to secret privileged information.
We simply can’t believe any of our commercial main stream media to tell us the truth, as the 4th estate has been co-opted by our intelligence services when it comes to foreign policy. Informed opinion is a necessity to understand our world, and thank god for the Internet; otherwise we’d still be in the dark. This is another reason why our governments are bringing in so-called “child protection” legislation, who wouldn’t want that, right? Unfortunately, it’s a smokescreen to prevent free speech and will be an omnibus bill.
And then there is Twitter/X. Regardless of what one thinks of Elon Musk — he did much to enlighten us about how the American FBI and CIA, were censoring speech on the platform (without due process or following the law) before Musk buying it. This is a known fact.
It’s a downright democratic nation
Can you elaborate on what you think a democracy is?
Al Jazeera had this to say about the recent Russian presidential election:
President Vladimir Putin is facing little competition from the other candidates on the ballot after the election commission barred any challenger who could have garnered some public support from running.
If they’re convinced that Russia is now a democratic country…
Are they? Why? Are they confusing capitalism, or the rule of law, or division of powers with democracy? I honestly don’t understand how anyone can think that an election which barred any real form of opposition can in any way be considered democratic.
Don’t get me wrong, Canada’s democracy should be improved. Csis does meddle in the news cycle. Russia will maintain control over Ukrainian territory for the foreseeable future. Ukraine’s democracy is probably not much better than Russia’s.
It’s good to have an open mind and explore various information sources. But don’t be so open minded that your brain falls out.
Can you elaborate on what you think a democracy is?
Al Jazeera had this to say about the recent Russian presidential election:
Why? It’s not so much my opinion, but that of others who are Russian experts. In another conversation yesterday, I gave their names. Do some research on their writings. All, except for two, were on the Russian desk at the CIA during the 1st Cold War. They know Russia intimately. The Russian Federation is not Soviet Russia, and the country did a fantastic job recovering from the rape and pillage by American oligarchs in the 90s after the Berlin Wall came down. The Russians aren’t our enemy. Unfortunately, NATO requires a reason to exist, so …
I did research. I looked up the first three names you listed in the comment I was replying too. Nothing related to the quality of Russia’s democracy appeared. I also checked how the recent election was covered by non western news outlets. A well known, non-western, news agency (Al Jazeera) described how the recent presidential election didn’t allow candidates to challenge Putin.
How do you square your claim that Russia is a “downright” democracy, with the report from AL Jazeera?
I don’t usually do this, and I don’t often have evidence at hand to give to cranky unbelievers who can’t/won’t do some research, my belief comes from many years experience of observations and first hand experience when in the military abroad. But then we’re a heavily indoctrinated society, in the West. Many fools. Here you go. Digest it.
Recent Russian Election - 2024
US government conducted polling, and it verified the results as fair: Brian Berlectic of the New Atlas
US government-funded polling via the Levada Center indicates Russian President Vladimir Putin as of 2024, has an 86% approval rating, very close to the 87.3% electoral outcome of President Putin’s re-election;
Conversely, President Putin’s “fiercest opponent,” according to the same US government-funded polling organization, had single-digit approval ratings as of 2023;
US government-funded polling validates the outcome of the Russian elections, the US simply doesn’t like the outcome, and through concerted propaganda is trying to undermine the credibility of the elections;
This is only the latest example of the US and Europe interfering in and undermining, not upholding democracy and self-determination around the globe;
INTERVIEW: Yulia Berg – ‘Election Integrity in Russia, Africa & USA’ https://rumble.com/v4j2ja0-interview-yulia-berg-election-integrity-in-russia-africa-and-usa.html
In this episode of the Patrick Henningsen Show on TNT Radio which aired on March 7, 2024, Patrick talks with political scientist and founder of GLOBUS Expert Club Yulia Berg, about the upcoming elections in the Russian Federation, and the difficulties faced in the new regions of the RF like Donbass. Yulia also shares her experience as an election monitor across Africa as well, as well as problems with electronic voting vs paper ballots, which is also a major controversy in American elections too. All this and more.
INTERVIEW: Sonja van den Ende: ‘Under Fire: Independent Media, Elections in Donbass & Kherson’ In this episode of the Patrick Henningsen Show on TNT Radio which aired on March 7, 2024, Patrick talks with Dutch journalist Sonja van den Ende, about her experiences on the ground as an independent war reporter in Donbass, as well as her time spent as an international election monitor observing independence referendums and new Russian Federation elections in the Donbass and Kherson regions. All this and more.
I saw open and secure election process – attorney Kline Preston on Russia’s 2024 elections We welcome international attorney and election observer Kline Preston to our Moscow studio following the conclusion of the Russian Presidential election and discuss voting in Russia and the US
First Impressions of Russia’s Upcoming Presidential Election Despite the near certainty of Vladimir Putin’s reelection in the Russian presidential election next month, the campaign is nevertheless competitive with an array of choices, notes Gilbert Doctorow in this first of three articles on the election. By Gilbert Doctorow
https://consortiumnews.com/2018/02/24/first-impressions-of-russias-upcoming-presidential-election/
Disrupting the Russian presidential election and creating an atmosphere of weakness around Putin is precisely what the U.S. intelligence agency would seek to engender.
In the days leading to the Russian presidential election that concluded on Sunday, a network of three Russian paramilitary organizations working under the auspices of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, or GUR, launched a series of attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation.
The purpose of the attacks was clear — to disrupt the three-day Russian presidential election by creating an atmosphere of weakness and impotence around President Vladimir Putin designed to undermine his authority, legitimacy and appeal at the voting booth.
The operation was months in the planning, and involved the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), the Freedom of Russian Legion (LSR), and the Siberia Battalion. All three of these organizations are controlled by the GUR, whose spokesman announced the attacks.
Left unsaid is the degree to which the C.I.A. was involved in what amounts to an invasion of the territory of the Russian Federation by forces operating under the umbrella of what is openly acknowledged to be a proxy war between the United States and its NATO allies against Russia.
https://consortiumnews.com/2024/03/18/scott-ritter-the-cia-the-russian-fascists-who-fight-russia/
TASS page on various articles about the election
Yes this is TASS, but they’re no different than our paper of record, the NYT, Washington Post. All of which only report on favourable news. However I trust TASS more. Over the years I’ve noticed that they’re often more forthcoming, because Russians aren’t stupid. Overall most Russians have a better education than the majority of Western Civillians, and aren’t fooled by propaganda. Anyway a good read, because the Main Stream Commerical News in the West don’t tell the truth, only what the Deep State wants out there. Personally I believe that we in the West are extremely indoctrinated. We are the kettle calling the pot black! https://tass.com/2024-russian-presidential-election
Well, AlJ isn’t really a good news source, they follow the G-7 propaganda pretty closely. Putin had I believe 3 challengers. Of course, Russian officials are not allowing candidates to run that are financed by the West, regime change operations. Those are usually financed by US NGOs and the infamous NED (National Endowment for Democracy) which is a CIA front operation. The US has been meddling in Russian elections like forever! When I have some more spare time, I’ll dig up some journalism for you. This is something one has to follow daily to see all the machinations we do in foreign countries.
Don’t confuse my reading or watching alternative and opposing media as support for one regime or another.
I don’t support Russia because they are a very ultra conservative culture and I wouldn’t go so far as to call them democratic. They have elements of democracy and they are probably more along the level of democracy that authoritarian minded politicians would like here in Canada and the US. In the long history of Russia, they have never had a stable form of representative democratic government. Authoritarian rule is more or less a cultural historical phenomenon in Russia at this point and it will take generations or centuries before that will change.
I don’t support the US or their allies including Canada either because they are all enforcing their wills on everyone else while explaining away every action with double standards and propaganda. The Gaza war and Ukraine war shouldn’t even be possible because they are both senseless wars that can be easily ended if every first world country wanted it to.
As far as pundits and public figures, I don’t hitch my wagon to any individual or group think just because it sounds right … everyone has an agenda and some have more of an agenda than others.
At this point, the wars and conflicts we are seeing are turning into a global distraction from the real existential threats humanity is facing with climate change. All sides would rather have everyone fight endless wars than in dealing with the problem of climate change which will severely affect everyone in the next coming decades.
The train we’re riding on is headed for a broken track that will have us flying off a very high cliff … and the way our world leaders are dealing with the problem is to set fire to the passenger cars and make everyone worried about the flames and smoke instead.
Agreed. I’m a truth seeker foremost and a switch hitter when it comes to politics.
In terms of the Climate Crisis, it’s upon us. In my opinion, there is little we can do to stop it. I find it mildly amusing that none of the Climate Crisis proponents, for change, said anything about the Nordstream Pipeline sabotage by the US. I’m told, the sabotage released the largest amount of hydrocarbons into the atmosphere in one single instance in recorded history. Where was Greta then?! Electric vehicles aren’t the answer, either. The batteries needed require rare earth metals, necessitating environmental damaging mining, The West doesn’t have an abundance of these metals. Hence, part of the reason for wanting Russia’s collapse. They have the largest reserves of such metals. I wish we’d mind our own business geopolitically and concentrate on our issues.
