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In reply to the discussion: Russia: Constitutional Court Upholds ‘Foreign Agents’ Law [View all]cprise
(8,445 posts)2. National Endowment For Democracy is a US govt-funded front org
that dropped $5 billion (a huge deal in a country like Ukraine) on NGO activists in Ukraine at the behest of the Bush administration.
Imagine China spending that amount on non-profits in the US; Now imagine an amount adjusted for the relative size of US GDP. And then there is the question of AIPAC... an organization that probably *should* be illegal in this country.
The positions in the OP are based on Citizens United-like assumptions that the parley of finances in any amounts from any source is simple free association or free speech. This is a deeply deceptive "principle" that no politician (or, indeed, NGO) should leave unchallenged.
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Yes, Sir, You Mis-Spoke, To A Degree Which Calls Into Question If You Understand The Basics Here
The Magistrate
Apr 2014
#10
Your draconian take on the finance law fell apart, then changed the subject. n/t
cprise
Apr 2014
#57
Look at this thread: You started out with a bogus defense of legalized persecution
ProSense
Apr 2014
#58
So condemning lethal force in response to beatings is 'support of police brutality'.
cprise
Apr 2014
#63