I have a right to listen to any state-funded propaganda outlet I want to, and that includes RT.
US doublespeak is just ... wow. Only idiots (unfortunately there are plenty of those) can follow what the US government says in their self-contradictory statements packed with heavy judgemental Russell conjugation to try to mask the contradictions.
the fact that they banned RT is pretty much admission that we're already at war with Russia
US Department of State announced on September 13, 2024: Alerting the World to RT's Global Covert Activities
"Today, the United States is designating three entities and two individuals for their connection to Russia's destabilizing actions abroad. According to new information, much of which originates from employees of Russian state-funded RT (formerly "Russia Today"), we now know that RT moved beyond being simply a media outlet and has been an entity with cyber capabilities. It is also engaged in information operations, covert influence, and military procurement. These operations are targeting countries around the world, including in Europe, Africa, and North and South America. The United States supports the free flow of information. We are not taking action against these entities and individuals for the content of their reporting, or even the disinformation they create and spread publicly. We are taking action against them for their covert influence activities. Convert influence activities are not journalism. The United States will always stand for freedom of expression, including for those with whom we disagree. We encourage dissent, open debate, and free discourse. But we will not stand for attempts by state actors to carry out covert activities with the goal of hijacking that discourse."
Even if RT is hacking people's computers with one hand and publishing news with the other, the news they publish is still speech/discourse.
Do you think they will ever explain what they mean by "covert influence activites"? How can something influence me if it isn't speech/discourse, which we all agree must be free?
And if the covert nature is the problem, then tell us what the f*** you mean!
Yeah, I agree. I’ve long found listening to state-funded propaganda amusing, and RT takes the comedy to high art status. Better than CNN, BBC, and Fox for sure. And, keeping tabs on what the minions of the state are proclaiming as Truth is a good way to avoid the snares and nets hidden just out of sight.
