Thread: Russophobia in media

The whole western propaganda thing is seriously wonky. And it's not just what they say but how they say it. It's always "Putin's Russia", "Putin's regime", "Putin's cronies", etc.
What has Russia done that's so bad anyway? Imo, Russia hasn't done anything that the US or Europe hasn't done or wouldn't do. Every sovereign nation has the right to defend itself, protect it's people, protect it's National interests, and manage it's own internal affairs. It's only warmongers that refuse to respect another nation's rights.

So what's the defense against being brainwashed? Imo, the best defense is to turn the words back at them. So just say "Obama's US", "Obama's regime", "Obama's cronies", etc. I mean Princeton University already proved that the US is ruled by Oligarchs so why not?

But it's totally embarrassing that our media is all filled up with those wonky phrases. And it's even more embarrassing when they try to mix politics with sports and entertainment. And hey, I'm not the only American that feels the way I do about Russia. So why are our thoughts missing in the media?
And now they are trying to convince people that Russians can't think without undesirable NGO's. Really?
Sorry, but no way I'll ever believe that the people who created the Bolshoi theatre, Aleksandr Pushkin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, the Vostok spacecraft with Yuri Gagarin, borscht, the RD-180 rocket engine, the Proton and Angara rockets, etc, and won the Battles of Borodino, Sevastopol, Berlin, etc, can't think.
But isn't that just another form of propaganda - to try to convince people that Russians can't think without help from foreign countries?

And it's also degrading to anyone that believes all the propaganda. It just proves that they can't make their own informed decisions. And it also attacks their honor.
Well, my honor says that if you have a friend you respect that friend. And that's what allies are - friends. I have friends that don't believe everything I believe and that's cool - they are still my friends. Imo, respect is the most important part of friendship.
So there's obviously something seriously wrong about the way our media and our politicians think.
That's why I agree with President Putin. Allies can only be friends on equal grounds and that needs to happen with Russia, the US, and Europe. The Russophobic propaganda needs to end. That kind of thinking can only lead to new wars and we have too many already.

Btw, Polina Gagarina's performance was excellent and so was the Tolmachevy Sisters last year. But mostly I just listen to bands like Nautilus Pompilius, B-2, DDT, and Semantic Hallucinations. Russophobes are missing a ton of really awesome sounds.

Originally Posted by UhOhXplode

The whole western propaganda thing is seriously wonky. And it's not just what they say but how they say it. It's always "Putin's Russia", "Putin's regime", "Putin's cronies", etc.
What has Russia done that's so bad anyway? Imo, Russia hasn't done anything that the US or Europe hasn't done or wouldn't do. Every sovereign nation has the right to defend itself, protect it's people, protect it's National interests, and manage it's own internal affairs. It's only warmongers that refuse to respect another nation's rights.

So what's the defense against being brainwashed? Imo, the best defense is to turn the words back at them. So just say "Obama's US", "Obama's regime", "Obama's cronies", etc. I mean Princeton University already proved that the US is ruled by Oligarchs so why not?

But it's totally embarrassing that our media is all filled up with those wonky phrases. And it's even more embarrassing when they try to mix politics with sports and entertainment. And hey, I'm not the only American that feels the way I do about Russia. So why are our thoughts missing in the media?
And now they are trying to convince people that Russians can't think without undesirable NGO's. Really?
Sorry, but no way I'll ever believe that the people who created the Bolshoi theatre, Aleksandr Pushkin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, the Vostok spacecraft with Yuri Gagarin, borscht, the RD-180 rocket engine, the Proton and Angara rockets, etc, and won the Battles of Borodino, Sevastopol, Berlin, etc, can't think.
But isn't that just another form of propaganda - to try to convince people that Russians can't think without help from foreign countries?

And it's also degrading to anyone that believes all the propaganda. It just proves that they can't make their own informed decisions. And it also attacks their honor.
Well, my honor says that if you have a friend you respect that friend. And that's what allies are - friends. I have friends that don't believe everything I believe and that's cool - they are still my friends. Imo, respect is the most important part of friendship.
So there's obviously something seriously wrong about the way our media and our politicians think.
That's why I agree with President Putin. Allies can only be friends on equal grounds and that needs to happen with Russia, the US, and Europe. The Russophobic propaganda needs to end. That kind of thinking can only lead to new wars and we have too many already.

Btw, Polina Gagarina's performance was excellent and so was the Tolmachevy Sisters last year. But mostly I just listen to bands like Nautilus Pompilius, B-2, DDT, and Semantic Hallucinations. Russophobes are missing a ton of really awesome sounds.

Please do not ban me for this defense of Putin. You know who these people are who hate Putin so much? These are closet communists in the American government who hate Putin for his statement which divided the world between good and evil, Putin and his cohorts having been good: " There is no alternative to democratic capitalism"- Putin. True!