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| 2023-02-23 |
| [Australian Broadcasting Corp] Russian media propaganda used to be extreme, now it’s verging on insane. But a group of exiled journalists is fighting back. Five nights a week, across the world’s biggest country, millions sit down to watch the TV talk show, Evening with Vladimir Solovyov. It’s one of Russia’s leading television programs discussing the invasion of Ukraine. During a typical broadcast, Solovyov might call for nuclear strikes on Washington and London, warn that the Earth will be reduced to ashes unless Ukraine surrenders, brand Germany’s chancellor the new Hitler, suggest Ukraine’s president is a paedophile or claim NATO is run by Satan. He not only calls Ukrainians Nazis, but insists they’re now working in league with LGBT activists to destroy Russia. Solovyov is not on the fringe of Russian politics. He is the star of Russia’s main television network, Russia-1, and one of a tiny pool of media figures trusted to interview President Vladimir Putin. His regular panel guest is Margarita Simonyan, head of the Kremlin’s international news network Russia Today, known in the West as RT. RT markets itself as hip, non-mainstream media providing real news and alternative commentary, but its boss shares Solovyov’s views. As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned into a bloody quagmire, state-controlled television has turned the propaganda dial to 11 to try to maintain support for what’s officially called a "special military operation". Discussion programs like Solovyov’s dominate prime-time viewing, while social media is full of bizarre odes to Russian manhood, Christian family values or nuclear weapons — all produced with Hollywood-level production values. |
| Posted by:Ebbains Threrenter5475 |
| #19 Just a Normal Day in Russia, where every day is Groundhog Day but with gopniks, nuclear weapons and Putin. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-02-23 20:58 |
| #18 Everyday is Groundhog Day in Russia. Putin's cheerleaders make threat to nuke Yellowstone Supervolcano and unleash hell on US |
| Posted by: Ebbains Threrenter5475 2023-02-23 19:57 |
| #17 Must be Ground Hog Day over at Ebbains'. 10 print "Help, I am caught in a loop!" 20 goto 10 |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-02-23 19:28 |
| #16 “My lies can lead to a catastrophe for my Motherland” |
| Posted by: Ebbains Threrenter5475 2023-02-23 16:45 |
| #15 Life got you down? Just lash out at everybody, including the show's production crew. |
| Posted by: Ebbains Threrenter5475 2023-02-23 16:44 |
| #14 Sending Leopard tanks? Nuke NATO and the Americans. At least a guest is trying to dissuade that line of gibberish. |
| Posted by: Ebbains Threrenter5475 2023-02-23 16:41 |
| #13 State Duma member says Ukraine has to be eliminated |
| Posted by: Ebbains Threrenter5475 2023-02-23 16:38 |
| #12 How do these traitors sleep at night? On top of a big pile of rubles, that's how. You're full of shit, Bob. The real traitors are the ones who are trying to lead us into a war that never should have happened, like you. And for what? C'mon, Bob. Answer me. What is your goal here? Don't even try to tell me it's about democracy in Ukraine. We all know Biden cares less about democracy in Ukraine than he does in America. So what, exactly, do you stand to gain? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-02-23 15:45 |
| #11 ^ Especially when the audience goes interactive... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-23 15:32 |
| #10 A show with a bunch of ultra rich black women who dance in their skivvies explaining how much more superior they are than the audience of local Afghanis should be pay-per-view. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-02-23 15:15 |
| #9 The Lizzo take: You Jihadi You a killa Don't like black people That's a sucka... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-23 15:00 |
| #8 Australia Broadcasting has a ripe history of Covid propaganda. US Foreign Service is wanting to send Beyonce and Lizzo to Afghanistan to teach how awesome black women are. Western Messaging doesn't need help clowning itself. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-02-23 14:39 |
| #7 You can view the comments of these Kremlin operatives right here on this site. Just view any article about Russia, they'll carry Putin's water opposing a NATO intervention in Ukraine. How do these traitors sleep at night? On top of a big pile of rubles, that's how. |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Thrart2867 2023-02-23 14:16 |
| #6 Bags of stuff collected from balloon shot down held in tightest security and transported with security to I suppose a lab for evaluation. They don't want us to know. Keep the fear going. |
| Posted by: Dale 2023-02-23 13:58 |
| #5 NATO: Ukraine is hosting one of the great epics of this century. "We are Harry Potter and William Wallace, the Na'Vi and Han Solo. We're escaping from Shawshank and blowing up the Death Star. We are fighting with the Harkonnens and challenging Thanos." Like the kids say, that's pretty cringe, but my question is with the Harkonnens, or with (against) the Harkonnens? JK Rowling is cancelled. William Wallace was executed. The Na'vi lose. Han is murdered by his son. The Rebels get their asses kicked. The Dune reference is clunky. Comic books? Is this Bluto? The Ghost of Kyyyyyv was awful on its face. Who became a tranny because war to protect LGBTQ people. Who was then shot down but perfectly fine helmet put up at Auction. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-02-23 13:56 |
| #4 Western propaganda far worse. Can't argue with that but it's no excuse. Why can't we hear the truth? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-02-23 13:27 |
| #3 Stated with a straight face: "Russian media propaganda used to be extreme, now it’s verging on insane." *couch* ghost of kiev *cough* So has anyone eaten Chicken Kyiv? No. That's what I thought. So it's settled, Kiev it is. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2023-02-23 12:40 |
| #2 But you can't put toothpaste back in the tube and the feds are not interested in showing everyone just how weak their hand is. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-23 08:25 |
| #1 Western propaganda far worse. Get ready for environmental lock downs soon to come. Stay at home no travels. Work one day a week as the Federals do after returning to work after COVID. Covid lock downs were a test to proceed to next level. |
| Posted by: Dale 2023-02-23 03:35 |