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Re: Russian news channel RT to broadcast on Rumble after Big Tech curbs

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> Freedom of speech is not freedom of inciting violence and hatred. Zelensky lied about a Russian shell hitting a nuclear plant and called for retaliation, which is exactly inciting violence. There's a lot of misinformation spread by both sides (Russia and the West) but silencing any of them would be stupid and unfair.

Zelensky was talking about an attack that happened within hours of his message, can't blame him for fog of war. And he didn't call for violence but for response from international community, which frankly he has every right to do when fascist invaders are taking over major nuclear power plants in your country, don't you think? You seriously bringing up that example in contrast to russian propaganda machine weaponisin…

> fascist invaders

Given Putin's ties with Israel and the enormous Nazi problem in Ukraine, it seems that describing the invasion as "fascist" is really skirting the line of absurdity.

Re: Russian news channel RT to broadcast on Rumble after Big Tech curbs

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> doesn't make your take any more credible it makes my awareness of the situation on the ground stronger > 1) support censorship of enemy's propaganda vehicle. wonder why would you omit that little fact. getting paid to do so? > 2) don't care to verify stories you lying sack of shit. > 3) are under the impression that being Ukrainian makes your take automatically truthful you lying sack of shit.

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do you deny that RT is russian government propaganda vehicle?

Re: Russian news channel RT to broadcast on Rumble after Big Tech curbs

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> because, you know... No, please, do tell. Does a different stance make you fascist? Or does it make you pro-Putin? Or are you about to accuse me of being paid for taking a different stance? You've already called me "f cking piece of sh t garbage of a human" in a different thread. Ironic.

it would explain a lot about you if you don't consider north korea a tyrannical dictatorship. so do you or do you not?

Which part of "So North Korea is doing good then" do you not understand?

Earlier, you said "sure, from their perspective they are" in reply to "So North Korea is doing good then".

I suppose that your agreement with tyrannical dictatorships explains more about you than anyone else.

Re: Russian news channel RT to broadcast on Rumble after Big Tech curbs

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it would explain a lot about you if you don't consider north korea a tyrannical dictatorship. so do you or do you not?

Which part of "So North Korea is doing good then" do you not understand? Earlier, you said "sure, from their perspective they are" in reply to "So North Korea is doing good then". I suppose that your agreement with tyrannical dictatorships explains more about you than anyone else.

it's war. just like north korea would launch missiles during war, they would block enemy propaganda during war. doing the same doesn't make you tyrannical dictatorship - it's just means of waging war. weird that i have to explain basics of logic to you. or maybe not weird at all..

Re: Russian news channel RT to broadcast on Rumble after Big Tech curbs

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>promote anti western values, politicians and groups and are a major source of misinformation yet some call banning these weapons of war censorship It's pretty damn ironic that in the same breath you accuse Russia of promoting anti-western values, you attack the classic western value of free speech by calling for the banning of news sources you disagree with.

Not really, we are in the paradox of tolerance ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance ) here. It is in fact a bad idea to let Putin's propaganda machine have unchecked ability to spread anywhere.

you dont understand the paradox of tolerance

Re: Russian news channel RT to broadcast on Rumble after Big Tech curbs

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RT reported about ukrainian army crucifying a child in Donbas in 2014 which literally caused some people in Russia to volunteer as fighters and cross the border with intention to kill ukrainians. No, RT should be banned and every person working for it should be jailed for life. Freedom of speech is not freedom of inciting violence and hatred. Edit: here, educate yourself - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucified_boy

Every conflict party in every conflict does that. Remember the story about Iraqi soldiers pulling babies out of incubators in Kuwait? Told by a “nurse” in from of the UN, so that the US would get permission to invade Iraq? People need to be able to see these stories to learn to recognize them as the bullshit they are. Hiding them will do more harm that good in the long to.

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Re: Russian news channel RT to broadcast on Rumble after Big Tech curbs

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"think RT is bad? well what about CNN?" how is that not whataboutism exactly?

Coz it was an honest question. I was curious about whether you would genuinely like to see every CNN employee jailed for life. You answered clearly and in the affirmative. I dont agree with your answer and I dont find it to be consistent with a belief in free speech but it is consistent with what you previously said.

If CNN participated in a blatant propaganda - i would want to hold them accountable. I don't believe they did during Iraq war, primarily because CNN is not government owned media and they don't know what is true or not. You can blame them for not verifying stories (and there should be responsibility for that as well), but RT absolutely knows what things they report are propaganda lies and what aren't.

Re: Russian news channel RT to broadcast on Rumble after Big Tech curbs

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Which part of "So North Korea is doing good then" do you not understand? Earlier, you said "sure, from their perspective they are" in reply to "So North Korea is doing good then". I suppose that your agreement with tyrannical dictatorships explains more about you than anyone else.

it's war. just like north korea would launch missiles during war, they would block enemy propaganda during war. doing the same doesn't make you tyrannical dictatorship - it's just means of waging war. weird that i have to explain basics of logic to you. or maybe not weird at all..

I suppose everything is weird to a North Korea sympathizer. See, two can play this childish name-calling, accusation game.
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