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Russia's Putin Calls For Web Activities of Some Firms To Be Monitored (reuters.com)
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the Russian authorities should monitor the activity of "some companies" on social media during next year's presidential election and assess the extent of their involvement in domestic politics. From a report: He did not name the companies or say if he was concerned about the activities of foreign or local firms, but Russia has been accused by the United States and other Western nations of meddling in their elections. "We need to look carefully at how some companies work in internet, in social media, and how widely they are involved in our domestic political life," Putin said, speaking at a meeting with leaders in Russia's parliament about a new "foreign agents" law.
Need I say more?
You know... The guy who was put in power by Boris Yeltsin. Who himself was put in power by 300 million election funds by the USA, funnelled to him via the world bank. Versus 5 million for his competitor, whose hotel booking was always strangely cancelled by some "prankster", among other forms of permanent harassment. Something the CIA themselves openly admit nowadays.
Aka: Yet another convenient scapegoat troll in the closet, that the US can take out, whenever things aren't going so great at home. Like Saddam, for example, until dumbass W. Bush emptied that closet.
So if you think Putin got Trump into power ... ROFL.
The leading German political comedy show "Die Anstalt" had a whole show dedicated to that topic.
It wasn't Time. It was the CIA and 300 million dollars VS 5 million dollars and permanent harassment of the competitor. I guess that's the same thing in the US though. Media == TLAs = politicians == corporations.
Buut of course, certain Americans here want to uphold their Stockholm syndrome reality distortion filter bubble ... similar to North Koreans .. and downvote you as "Troll".
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I compare Russians and Americans like this: Both their leaders are fucked-up. But at least the Russians have truly accepted it. That's why they drink. :)
Goes with the culture. The US culture is all about fake smiling and putting up a front of minimal (human!) emotion and maximum "plastic fantastic" as we call it. The Russians are more upfront and pragmatic, with even the lowest (gopniks) seeing intelligence as a good thing. Also, frankly, a large difference is that Americans have become such insane pussies (emphasis on both words) in the last generations, that their ancestors must turn in their graves.
I just wish they got better. Quickly. Be it through stepping on the brakes or through hitting a brick wall.
Because some people around here are shills for the military-industrial complex and want to promote anything to attack Russia and bury anything that is critical of the Russiagate narrative.
Now, to be fair, the Russian government is evil. But so is the U.S. government. Why the obsession with resurrecting Joe McCarthy? Do you miss the Cold War and constant threat of nuclear holocaust? Do you want World War III?
Yeah, okay, it is entirely fair and right to criticize Putin for this. Unfortunately, that is not the motive. The motive is bloodthirsty warmongering.