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The "ah of course China Bad" stuff was tough last episode.

Then there's Liam repeating "I'm an anarchist" and when compared to everything else he says (which is getting quite authoritarian, tsk tsk!) it sounds like a mantra he's just repeating to convince himself. idk

Great episode otherwise imo. Enjoying Victoria's contributions. Devon remains GOATed. truly a land of contrasts.

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[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Luv 2 make vague allusions to "Venezuela not actually socialist, Maduro steal election" that perfectly line up with the propaganda used to justify his kidnapping while discussing his kidnapping. Like at this point I'm waiting for the next episode where they talk about how while the US carpet bombings are bad, literally everyone in Iran has already been killed by the government so you know, no good guys here and the smart thing to do is sit on the fence while amplifying one side's narratives.

And god help them if the subject of Russia/Ukraine comes up.

[–] TheModerateTankie@hexbear.net 18 points 2 days ago

Hello, I am a serious marxist. Here is how serious leftists analyze the news:

If two different newspapers report the same propaganda allegations about a country it must be credible. If a US funded NGO also reports it, it must be true.

international-community-1international-community-2

This only applies to the rules based international community which can be trusted.

The perfidious zones outside that green belt of enlightenment haven't developed their news understanding capabilties and so can't be trusted. They have not leveled up their FreedomScore™ enough to have credible sources. Anything they say is only true if repeated by two credible news organizations and/or an NGO.

Also, if of a country or their leader outside the truth zone gives you bad vibes, then this is a good indication that every bad thing you've heard about them is true, and that their country should sanctioned, starved, and then apart by bombs and bullets. This may result in a lot of unpleasantness, but afterwards their FreedomScore™ will go up, so don't worry about it. One day they too might be able to count themselves as part of the international community.

Don't mistake this as racism or chauvanism, which it totally isn't.

Sincerely,

A propaganda understanderer

[–] Doubledee@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Has it ever been explained why she's so into the Ukrainian cause? Like I understand having sympathy for civilians and workers caught in the middle of a conflict they really didn't get a say over but she seems like she just uncritically supports Zelensky and Azov and shit.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

The vibe i got is she has ukrainian/polish/baltic handler and/or just huffs guardian every hour, that’s the scope of the takes.