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"Ridiculous" and "Tankie" are non-specific characterizations which mostly indicate whether or not you like a person or their opinions. But in the same vein, let

"Ridiculous" and "Tankie" are non-specific characterizations which mostly indicate whether or not you like a person or their opinions. But in the same vein, let us recall Mate has been awarded the Ithaca College Journalism School's Izzy award (which is considered prestigious). Mate, specifically, has a record of reliable fact-based investigative and integrational reporting on subjects such as "Russia-gate" (i.e. the various claims regarding Russian involvement in 2016 US elections and the candidates' campaigns), as well as the alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria in 2018 and the coverup within the OPCW of the investigation of that attack. I don't know about the Hungary situation and have not read Mate's work on that; but links would be appreciated.

astrange 4y ago
> But in the same vein, let us recall Mate has been awarded the Ithaca College Journalism School's Izzy award (which is considered prestigious). Noam Chomsky is also quite decorated but that doesn't stop them both from denying war crimes like Cambodia and Syria. If you're claiming Russia-Trump coordination and Skripal didn't happen, that's because you're a tankie who can never say Russia has done anything bad, because you think they're secretly the USSR and are going to bring back communism. Bit sad since they're a fascist state. ("Anti-imperialists" are also rather bad at opposing Chinese imperialism.) > I don't know about the Hungary situation and have not read Mate's work on that; but links would be appreciated. Doing it right now. https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1625634526947835907 https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1625634526947835907
- einpoklum 4y ago
  > https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1625634526947835907 https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1625634526947835907 That is a tweet about a suspicion, not a news article with a concrete claim. Also, USAID is indeed widely perceived as an arm of the US government, or the CIA more specifically, for political intervention in foreign countries. And I would be pretty worried if Samantha Power were to land in my country and start driving some "locally-driven" initiatives. > that's because you're a tankie This "tankie" thinks the Russian regime has done and does many bad things, like killing civilians, suppressing speech and organization, forcing a military draft, maintaining a social order of massive exploitation of workers by private proprietors, etc. It's just that most of those bad things don't happen to be the bad things which the US is accusing Russia of - and the latter are often just fanciful tales or more elaborate fabrication.

astrange 4y ago

> But in the same vein, let us recall Mate has been awarded the Ithaca College Journalism School's Izzy award (which is considered prestigious). Noam Chomsky is also quite decorated but that doesn't stop them both from denying war crimes like Cambodia and Syria. If you're claiming Russia-Trump coordination and Skripal didn't happen, that's because you're a tankie who can never say Russia has done anything bad, because you think they're secretly the USSR and are going to bring back communism. Bit sad since they're a fascist state. ("Anti-imperialists" are also rather bad at opposing Chinese imperialism.) > I don't know about the Hungary situation and have not read Mate's work on that; but links would be appreciated. Doing it right now. https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1625634526947835907 https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1625634526947835907

einpoklum 4y ago
> https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1625634526947835907 https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1625634526947835907 That is a tweet about a suspicion, not a news article with a concrete claim. Also, USAID is indeed widely perceived as an arm of the US government, or the CIA more specifically, for political intervention in foreign countries. And I would be pretty worried if Samantha Power were to land in my country and start driving some "locally-driven" initiatives. > that's because you're a tankie This "tankie" thinks the Russian regime has done and does many bad things, like killing civilians, suppressing speech and organization, forcing a military draft, maintaining a social order of massive exploitation of workers by private proprietors, etc. It's just that most of those bad things don't happen to be the bad things which the US is accusing Russia of - and the latter are often just fanciful tales or more elaborate fabrication.