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Pluvious

(4,329 posts)
Sat Oct 16, 2021, 01:00 PM Oct 2021

Russian state-controlled media spent OVER $146 MILLION on foreign influence ops & propaganda on U.S.

And just imagine what all we don't know...

Russian state-controlled media spent OVER $146 MILLION on foreign influence ops & Kremlin propaganda targeting the U.S. since 2016 with $16M+ on propaganda in 2021 alone, per @OpenSecretsDC's analysis of FARA filings—and even more spending undisclosed


( link to Opensecret.org document )


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Russian state-controlled media spent OVER $146 MILLION on foreign influence ops & propaganda on U.S. (Original Post) Pluvious Oct 2021 OP
Supporting capitalism?! HAB911 Oct 2021 #1
Russia is currently the ideal capitalist model, every thing privately owned and controlled, kind of ShazamIam Oct 2021 #6
Russia is a fascist nation rockfordfile Oct 2021 #8
Corporate media happy to take Russian money luv2fly Oct 2021 #2
And still, Trump lost C_U_L8R Oct 2021 #3
Kick dalton99a Oct 2021 #4
"How wonderful." - RepubliQon Komrades, Inc. Champp Oct 2021 #5
The republican model Turbineguy Oct 2021 #7
Well, Glenn Greenwald can't work for free Sabuca Oct 2021 #9

ShazamIam

(2,577 posts)
6. Russia is currently the ideal capitalist model, every thing privately owned and controlled, kind of
Sat Oct 16, 2021, 01:45 PM
Oct 2021

an updated version of feudalism, no listed and enforced individual rights, and a reversion to inherited wealth and political power.
Government's only power, violent suppression of the masses to protect the wealthiest owner class.

Champp

(2,114 posts)
5. "How wonderful." - RepubliQon Komrades, Inc.
Sat Oct 16, 2021, 01:21 PM
Oct 2021

Fugging republicans are in bed with the fugging anti-American ruskis to try and piss all over US democracy.

Turbineguy

(37,387 posts)
7. The republican model
Sat Oct 16, 2021, 04:38 PM
Oct 2021

is a lot like the Soviet model. Everything becomes influenced by political considerations. Republicans are sowing the seeds of their own failure. If course, they will collapse the country as well if they are allowed to.

The US economy will need to contract a lot in order to be equal or less that that of Russia.

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