Comment on Putin too, for some reason

• ivan@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Hey, there’s also “CNN talking mfer”. I was called that for recalling my literal personal experiences of interacting with Russians years before full scale war.

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• DarkCloud@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Of course, the CIAand US Government does actually do propaganda campaigns. Whether via things like the Voice Of America radio station. Or like

  The Anti-Communist stuff:

  Operation Mockingbird bird: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird,

  The Crusade for Cultural Freedom.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade_for_Freedom

  The Congress for Cultural Freedom. en.wikipedia.org/…/Congress_for_Cultural_Freedom

  The Red Scare. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Scare

  More general fuckery

  Lavender Scare. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavender_scare

  The suppression of the PRISM information program. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM

  Suppression of wartime massacres: en.wikipedia.org/…/Mukaradeeb_wedding_party_massa…

  The assassin of Fred Hampton (American communist)
  en.wikipedia.org/…/Assassination_of_Fred_Hampton

  The unproven assassination of MLK (American Socialist).
  en.wikipedia.org/…/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther….

  And that’s just a small portion of the US government propaganda campaigns they’ve run ON AMERICAN CITIZENS. Not including things like the outlawing of Anarchism, or whatever the hell people like Allen Dulles and George Bush Senior were up to…

  …and all of this is before even asking about overseas propaganda campaigns.

  So yes, the CIA has definitely been heavily involved in curbing American opinions, and suppressing support of Communism and Socialism in America.

  American Free speech - but only to an extent, after that you’ll have to deal with government suppression.

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  • copingwithelmons@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    While they whole heartedly suck, it doesn’t mean they’re responsible for everything that sucks.

    Tankies don’t look at the shitty things China and Russia do.

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    • DarkCloud@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Yes, and anti-communists tend to overlook the shitty things Capitalism and the US government do.

      The critique cuts both ways. I don’t think either side has much of a solution… But right now, in the west, it’s clear that too much Socialism is not the problem.

      The West is Cappoed out right now. Kind of tired of it.

      Hey kid, wanna buy us a new Data Center?

      No thanks Sir, please leave me alone.

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      • copingwithelmons@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        anti-communists tend to overlook the shitty things Capitalism and the US government do

        I don’t think either side has much of a solution

        You are conflating not being a tankie with being an anticommunist.

        Being a communist shouldn’t stop you from ciritquing your own state. A healthy communist state allows for open critique and discussion of what works and what doesn’t. Otherwise you risk autocracy.

        And I would hazard calling China and Russia communist states. Russia doesn’t even call itself communist anymore. And China is a one party autocracy with a free market. They’re only communists in name.

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  • CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world ⁨37⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Don’t forget their chatbot!

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• CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hurtful, I’m like SUPER likable

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  • captcha@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    So, ‘everyone I like, too’?

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    • CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world ⁨40⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Aww thanks buddy, I’m not sure I’m allowed to talk to captchas though

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