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lol. Nice catch. RFE/RL is supervised by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, an agency overseeing all U.S. federal government international broadcasting servi

lol. Nice catch. RFE/RL is supervised by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, an agency overseeing all U.S. federal government international broadcasting services. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Free_Europe/Radio_Liberty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Free_Europe/Radio_Liberty And so we enter the wilderness of mirrors... (FWIW the radio in my kitchen is set to the BBC world service, which is funded exclusively by the foreign office...)

dmschulman 12y ago
You have to separate the medium and the message. Does the RFE/RL have self-interest in disclosing a story that is critical of Russia? Probably. Are the facts of the story in dispute because Radio Free Europe happened to publish the interview? This I'm not so sure of. Also writing a comment like this in the context of the linked article fills me with a sense of dread. Am I merely emulating the villain troll perspective by refuting your claim and (seemingly) suiting my biases? Will it be possible to have discussions in the future without a subtext of having some covert motive?
- JonnieCache 12y ago
  How do you think I feel? The first thing I did in this thread was link to an image! (For the record, I agree with your view. If you want to feel even more confused about the issue, check out this video concerning Vladislav Surkov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcy8uLjRHPM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcy8uLjRHPM) We should start a pool on who and what is being funded by the russian govt. UKIP 10/1 Pussy Riot 8/1 Adam Curtis 9/2 Uber 12/1 any takers?
  - dmschulman 12y ago
    Yeah that segment is incredibly insightful. Tactics of deliberate misinformation and confusion reek of 1950s/1960s Cold War sentiment (on both sides).
jamespo 12y ago
It's no longer funded by the FO
- JonnieCache 12y ago
  Interesting. It still sounds like it is.

dmschulman 12y ago

You have to separate the medium and the message. Does the RFE/RL have self-interest in disclosing a story that is critical of Russia? Probably. Are the facts of the story in dispute because Radio Free Europe happened to publish the interview? This I'm not so sure of. Also writing a comment like this in the context of the linked article fills me with a sense of dread. Am I merely emulating the villain troll perspective by refuting your claim and (seemingly) suiting my biases? Will it be possible to have discussions in the future without a subtext of having some covert motive?

JonnieCache 12y ago
How do you think I feel? The first thing I did in this thread was link to an image! (For the record, I agree with your view. If you want to feel even more confused about the issue, check out this video concerning Vladislav Surkov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcy8uLjRHPM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcy8uLjRHPM) We should start a pool on who and what is being funded by the russian govt. UKIP 10/1 Pussy Riot 8/1 Adam Curtis 9/2 Uber 12/1 any takers?
- dmschulman 12y ago
  Yeah that segment is incredibly insightful. Tactics of deliberate misinformation and confusion reek of 1950s/1960s Cold War sentiment (on both sides).

jamespo 12y ago

It's no longer funded by the FO

JonnieCache 12y ago
Interesting. It still sounds like it is.