Quote Originally Posted by Throbert McGee View Post
It wasn't ALL made up or faked. Arguably, it was unfairly selective -- in that more positive discussions of the US in the Soviet media were omitted -- but a "lie of omission" is different from "fakery."



Speaking of "lies of admission," I'd say that the Krokodil cartoon is at least half-accurate in so far as it portrays the problem of corporate cronyism (as represented by the captions "Льготы монополиям" and "для миллионеров"). However, corporate lobbying does not nearly begin to "sum up" the varieties of corruption in DC. Corruption also occurs in populist lobbies representing blue-collar labor and various minority groups; and pork-barrel spending that creates jobs in low-income states by building bridges may be called "corruption" if it turns out that the bridges weren't really needed.
Fair enough Throbert. Fake may have been a hasty choice of words. But it certainly was not accurate in any case. I think we can agree that it was biased, unfair and misleading, perhaps.

As for the cartoon, it can only convey so much of the complex problems in DC. It is only a cartoon and cartoons generally make a very simple, but strong point. I felt that one did its job. We can agree to disagree.