Tony Bark@pawb.social to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoThe US Government’s Self-Harm in Killing Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertywww.justsecurity.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkThe US Government’s Self-Harm in Killing Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertywww.justsecurity.orgTony Bark@pawb.social to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoNow the airwaves are free to be flooded with only authoritarian viewpoints.
minus-squareCount042@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoYou ever listen to Radio Free Asia? They are perfectly fine with authoritarian view points, so long as they are allied with the US.
minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoHonestly, I haven’t. But if we were spending all this money to spread democracy propaganda (which in reality it was probably mostly capitalist propaganda) then its nothing but a footgun to turn your loudspeakers off.
Now the airwaves are free to be flooded with only authoritarian viewpoints.
You ever listen to Radio Free Asia?
They are perfectly fine with authoritarian view points, so long as they are allied with the US.
Honestly, I haven’t. But if we were spending all this money to spread democracy propaganda (which in reality it was probably mostly capitalist propaganda) then its nothing but a footgun to turn your loudspeakers off.