@chrislhayes Yes. Because we're very fragile and can only hear Merkan propaganda.
@chessninja And, aside from making our consumer lifestyle possible, US foreign policy doesn't serve oligarchy too?
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@emptywheel False equivalence isn't helpful. Goldman Sachs aside, US isn't a brutal kleptocracy yet. Free press, unpredictable elections. -
@chessninja You prepared to argue the Saudis are inherently nicer people than Putin? -
@emptywheel It would be also be worth criticizing if the NYT published a Saudi regime op-ed full of self-interested propaganda. And? -
@chessninja Plenty of people paid by tawdry foreign outsiders write op-eds. Putin was just transparent about it. -
@emptywheel Putin's role is clear. It's the NYT I'm taking issue with. Should they publish any dictator who can pump up page views? -
@chessninja If that dictator makes a compelling argument (ex CW claims) on issues that affect Americans? -
@emptywheel I'm sure many could, esp when propaganda is tuned to US audience by US consulting firm. Issue is platform giving credibility. -
@chessninja I'm not sure why you believe NYT affords someone magic credibility. Arguments are credible or not by themselves. - 1 more reply
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