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Surprised but not surprised to see people using the standard free speech/censorship arguments in this thread. Surely people can differentiate between standard speech and state sponsored propaganda??? More speech is often the solution to “bad” speech - but I think it would be quite obvious this doesn’t apply to propaganda.

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Many non-state actors produce content for RT, including academics and celebrities, and almost all MSM outlets here in the US produce content sponsored/paid for by the US government. It's only propaganda when it's crafted by The State, otherwise it's just the marketing of ideas. The issue at hand is who is filtering/controlling what ideas people are allowed to have access to.

I recommend everyone read Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death," and "How to Watch TV News."

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