• Dzso@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Russian and Chinese state media are spending an “eyewatering” £8bn a year, compared with the World Service’s £400m budget.

    I mean, yeah, that’s kind of concerning. The reality is, whoever invests the most in propaganda is going to win.

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      4 hours ago

      They’re including the entirety of China’s media budget.

      While I agree things like npr, pbs, and local newspapers are propaganda, you guys typically don’t. So it’s silly to compare the two like that.

      It’s like saying the entirety of the UK’s tv license fee is just for state run propaganda; and that’s not fair, channel 4 exists and works against UK state propaganda.

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    4 hours ago

    Look, somebody has to tell the unwashed masses that Israel is our perfect baby who can do nothing wrong.

  • ☭ Blursty ☭@lemmygrad.ml
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    From the people who brought you such hits as The Uighur Genocide, Iraq has WMDs and The Russian Invasion Was Unprovoked!

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      7 hours ago

      Counter disinformation things I don’t like and champion Western values capitalism.