• Machinist@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Holy fucking shit. How incredibly ignorant. No, really mind blowingly, shooting your own foot, sticking your dick in a hornet’s nest, if the federal government was a person: this would be self-harm.

    Voice of America is the main open propaganda arm of the federal government. All those US military bases all over the world broadcast this stuff. Arguably it helps trade and US corps influence foreign populations.

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      1 day ago

      Putin hates it because it was permuating the iron curtain back in USSR time. Obviously Putin’s little bitch hates it too.

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      1 day ago

      Yeah the ding-a-lings in the identity politics wing of the qon party overlook the very obvious. They are just so obsessed with too many stupid things.

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      2 days ago

      How would that be shooting yourself in the foot then?

      Leaving it on makes the US seem less of an asshole to ignorant folks by spreading lies and false narratives abroad.

      Turning it off makes the US a better country by not being assholes that spread misinformation abroad.

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        1 day ago

        I’m not saying Voice of America is a good thing. I am saying, if you’re a corporation loving far-right politician, Voice of America is a great thing and you certainly don’t shut it down.