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Should "Russia Today" be Sanctioned in the US?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by SamFisher, Jan 8, 2017.

  1. London'sBurning

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    You pretty much are ignoring your own politician in Trump and his track record of corruption in and out of politics. You keep bringing up Hillary who is not in any position of power and has no political influence anymore. Gotcha.

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  2. glynch

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    So the answer is "no" you have not watched RT, just seen complaints by conservatives/ fans of armature spending, traditional Russiaphobes, and now since Hillary lost, some liberal Democrats. I suggest it actually common sense and fact seeking to actually look at some of their programs like Tom Hartman. I watch it as rebroadcasted on Free Speech TV, but you can get it on ROKU if you don't like TV.

    Some of the more news type programs are about as obviously slanted toward supporting Russia's foreign policyof the day as our media is in supporting current foreign policy.
    I trust that you can see the difference between the various types of programs.
     
  3. FranchiseBlade

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    Glynch, I frequently do and don't really consider the NY Times to actually even be a liberal publication. I've also read the intel report. I have yet to seen anything that shows the evidence discussed there to be faulty.
     
  4. Space Ghost

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    Im so confused. What political corruption has Trump been involved with? Dont you need to be in office first?
     
  5. Cohete Rojo

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    Are you now or have you ever been associated with the media outlet "Russia Today"?

    Oh, boy - here we go again.
     
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  6. SamFisher

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    No, I have not watched/read RT at length, and have no plans to do so. I have seen clips here and there. I remember when that anchor resigned because she was sick of shilling for Putinvasions.

    Likewise, I have not read Mein Kempf. I have not watched ISIS snuff clips. I have not listened to Alex Jones.

    But, I have a good idea of what they are.
     
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  7. Buck Turgidson

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    I knew the glynch assault was inevitable, good to see he delivered exactly what I expected.
     
  8. SamFisher

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    The glynch decision tree flowchart does not have a lot of boxes
     
  9. SamFisher

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    For those curious, here is a good article on what RT actually is.

    Spoiler Alert: It's a state owned propaganda machine, made to dupe the rubes like glynch.

    https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-10/beware-of-rt-s-charade-of-independence-from-putin
     
  10. Buck Turgidson

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    Or branches?
     
  11. glynch

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    https://consortiumnews.com/2017/01/07/us-report-still-lacks-proof-on-russia-hack/

    For those who want to go beyond the repeated assertions which no rea proof that the Russians were involved in hacking the DNC.
    The hipster so contentedly sort of liberal in a cool ironically detached way. That article was not for you, Buck.

    Here is another one. Warning!! Consortium is left of center and the article below is from a conservative site. Not for the ironically detached and those content with only mainstream news.

    http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/no-smoking-gun-on-russia-hack/

    No Smoking Gun on Russia Hack
    Language used in the intelligence community's latest report suggests that they may not possess indisputable evidence.
    By PHILIP GIRALDIJanuary 9, 2017

    ..................

    So the latest attempt to nail perfidious Moscow is, to my mind, yet another mish-mash of soft facts combined with plenty of opinion and maybe even a bit of good old Cold War-style politics. A lot of sometimes wild speculation and judgments based on fragmentary information taken together are not a good basis for determining foreign policy, particularly if one is dealing with a powerful foreign state that is heavily armed with nuclear weapons and ballistic-missile delivery systems.

    Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer, is executive director of the Council for the National Interest.
     
  12. SamFisher

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    Great response --- yesterday I posted a silly lil' cartoon about the nasty alliance between the few archaic, conspiracy minded dead-ender paleo-liberals stuck in the 60's like glynch and the alt-Right/Pro Trumpers/Conservative media - and he responds by posting garbage from Alt-Right doucheclowns posted on the American Conservative.

    And not just any Alt-Righter, the author of this piece has some interesting views on Jewish Power, and how to combat it. Read all about it on the Daily Stormer, if you're so inclined (I'm not, **** that guy)

    @glynch - you're an embarrassment to the progressive cause. Or you're an elaborate false flag troll.

    Either way, just stop.
     
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  13. bigtexxx

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    Sam, can you bring in some hipster artisanal donuts from Williamsburg so you and glynch can have a healing sesh?
     
  14. Buck Turgidson

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    113 characters, you had room for a "Loser!"

    Do better next time.
     
  15. SamFisher

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    Sad!
     
  16. bigtexxx

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    Where are my ARTISANAL DONUTS? CHOP CHOP!
     
  17. Buck Turgidson

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    I believe they're called "cronuts" now.
     
  18. SamFisher

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    https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1366266/dl


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    Sooo..... anyway Russia Today was the vehicle by which Putin was running his right wing influencer campaign.


    To answer my own question yes that cesspool of Putinist **** known as Russia Today should not only be sanctioned but the people who work there who commit crimes should all be jailed and expelled. (FARA violation is the means but honestly - just toss Russia Today in the toilet and flush it and all of the most persistent Putin stans (@glynch e. g.
    Or @Bandwagoner and cybersecurity policy expertise, lol.
     
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  19. rocketsjudoka

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    This didn’t age well.
     
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  20. Andre0087

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    I can’t think of a statement from him that ever does.
     

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