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To put a name to this organization, it is called the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). It is widely understood to be a propaganda arm of the US, developi
by uoaei 4y ago
To put a name to this organization, it is called the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
It is widely understood to be a propaganda arm of the US, developing media presences in countries where the US wishes to increase its power by manipulating narratives around contentious political topics. "Radio Free Europe/Asia/etc." is a common offering of theirs, typically skeptical or outright critical of regimes the US wishes to weaken in those regions through civil unrest.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> To put a name to this organization, it is called the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). No, NED is a completely unrelated organization. The 501c3 that runs Radio Free Europe is RFE/RL, Inc. (the name conbining the abbreviations for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty.) > Radio Free Europe/Asia/etc." is a common offering of theirs No, Radio Free Asia is a separate 501c3, which is, like RFE/RL, funded by the Broadcasting Board of Governors through the U.S. Agency for Global Media; NED isn’t connected to it.
- LargoLasskhyfv 4y agoShell companies. Circles within circles. Fractal foundations.
- uoaei 4y agoTurns out the Board at the USAGM is disbanded. It is now controlled by a Senate-confirmed (presumably president-appointed) CEO. Now they are even less accountable than before! > NED is a completely unrelated organization Interesting, then what are they involved in, and why the common refrain that they control Radio Free X? You're right that I misattributed, but it is still fact that both organizations (NED and USAGM) fund propaganda-style campaigns in foreign nations with the goal of changing public opinion toward pro-Western viewpoints.