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> All are seen as on the progressive end of the political spectrum Bellingcat is not seen by me as being "on the progressive end of the political spectrum". Th
by denton-scratch 5y ago
> All are seen as on the progressive end of the political spectrum
Bellingcat is not seen by me as being "on the progressive end of the political spectrum". They're strongly anti-communist.
That claim makes me doubt Declassified UK.
- aa-jv 5y agoAnti-communist is progressive.
- mschuster91 5y agoThat depends on what your definition of "anti-communist" is. Given that there are a lot of people who see stuff like universal healthcare insurance, usable public transport or a livable minimum wage as socialist/communist, "anti-communism" can be outright reactionary/ultra-conservative in reality. It's fine to be against authoritarian communism (China/NK-style governments) / existing "realsozialismus" governments (e.g. Cuba, Venezuela). But labelling actually positive policies like the ones I mentioned as "socialist"/"communist" and opposing these on the banner of "anti-communism" is pretty bad.
- denton-scratch 5y agoPerhaps I should have said "anti-russian". They're partisan, and very much not socialist. I'm not sure what "progressive" means. I think it's yet another in the trail of euphemisms used in the USA to refer to policies that have been associated with official enemies, such as "socialist".
- sam_lowry_ 5y ago"anti-russian" just like "anti-german" has double meaning. I guess you wanted to say that they are actively working on undermining the credibility of current Russian government.