4 ms·
He hosted a show on Russia Today; he was literally a mouthpiece of the Kremlin.
by cjrp 9y ago
He hosted a show on Russia Today; he was literally a mouthpiece of the Kremlin.
- nebabyte 9y agoIf seeking a platform makes you a mouthpiece, then ISIS is just a mouthpiece for Twitter.
- cjrp 9y agoISIS aren't employed by Twitter. It's completely different.
- wfo 9y agoAmy Goodman hosts a show on NPR, a U.S. government news station. She is literally a mouthpiece for Trump and the U.S. government.
- brainfire 9y agoRT is owned and primarily funded by the Russian government. NPR receives around 2% of its funding from the US government.
- saalweachter 9y agoAlso, as per Wikipedia: "Democracy Now Productions, the independent nonprofit organization which produces Democracy Now!, is funded entirely through contributions from listeners, viewers, and foundations and does not accept advertisers, corporate underwriting or government funding." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Now! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Now!)
- wfo 9y agoYou're right. I should give you the benefit of the doubt and make the real argument, which is that if a government provides a platform for you to make commentary, it does not necessarily mean you are a shill for that government; rather it means that the things you want to say, a government is supportive of.