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You know, I harbour a lot of anti-American sentiment too (US government that is, the American people seem mostly fine) and I frequently speak up about it. Does

You know, I harbour a lot of anti-American sentiment too (US government that is, the American people seem mostly fine) and I frequently speak up about it. Does that make me a Russian agent/mouthpiece/troll too?

fsagadhadffsh 9y ago
Of course, comrade! From the left's point of view everyone is a Nazi, Fascist, Kremlin puppet. /s
- ionised 9y ago
  But I am absolutely a 'lefty'.
  - Sunset 9y ago
    They have a word for that too now. You're apparently a brocialist.
enraged_camel 9y ago
It is not about being vocal with anti-American sentiment that makes one a Russian agent/mouthpiece/troll. Conduct and intent have a lot to do with it. Do you use your anti-American sentiment to push a pro-Russian agenda? Do you use inflammatory rhetoric to derail anti-Russian conversations? Do you find yourself repeating pro-Russian propaganda? When you criticize America, is your intent to widen political divides and pit Americans against each other? If you answered yes to most of the above, it is time to pause and reflect. The important thing to understand here is that one does not have to be a foreign agent or in the payroll of a foreign government to spread their propaganda. Many people become mouthpieces of various governments unwittingly, usually over a period of time. Then when someone points out their obvious bias, they get genuinely offended.
- appleflaxen 9y ago
  say he's 100% paid by russia. ok; fine. now let's reflect on the fact that it appears that 100% of what he's said has been true. that is a shocking fact. no less shocking because no mainstream media outlet can even come close. so what, exactly is the nature of your objection? because it looks like the epitome of an ad homenim attack, and leaves the substance of everything he's released completely unanswered (and it makes you appear too partisan to see the truth).
travmatt 9y ago
Do you get paid by Russian state propaganda to censor negative news about Russia and emphasize negative news regarding the United States? If yes, you may be a Russian agent too!

fsagadhadffsh 9y ago

Of course, comrade! From the left's point of view everyone is a Nazi, Fascist, Kremlin puppet. /s

ionised 9y ago
But I am absolutely a 'lefty'.
- Sunset 9y ago
  They have a word for that too now. You're apparently a brocialist.

enraged_camel 9y ago

It is not about being vocal with anti-American sentiment that makes one a Russian agent/mouthpiece/troll. Conduct and intent have a lot to do with it. Do you use your anti-American sentiment to push a pro-Russian agenda? Do you use inflammatory rhetoric to derail anti-Russian conversations? Do you find yourself repeating pro-Russian propaganda? When you criticize America, is your intent to widen political divides and pit Americans against each other? If you answered yes to most of the above, it is time to pause and reflect. The important thing to understand here is that one does not have to be a foreign agent or in the payroll of a foreign government to spread their propaganda. Many people become mouthpieces of various governments unwittingly, usually over a period of time. Then when someone points out their obvious bias, they get genuinely offended.

appleflaxen 9y ago
say he's 100% paid by russia. ok; fine. now let's reflect on the fact that it appears that 100% of what he's said has been true. that is a shocking fact. no less shocking because no mainstream media outlet can even come close. so what, exactly is the nature of your objection? because it looks like the epitome of an ad homenim attack, and leaves the substance of everything he's released completely unanswered (and it makes you appear too partisan to see the truth).

travmatt 9y ago

Do you get paid by Russian state propaganda to censor negative news about Russia and emphasize negative news regarding the United States? If yes, you may be a Russian agent too!