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
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.
With all due respect but this paternalistic approach to what people should and shouldn't be allowed in knowing is a despicable point of view. Why do you think that you personally, or anyone can be sufficiently impartial to decide what's allowed?
I can understand if the Ukrainian government wants their "airwaves" clear of russian propaganda, but asking the whole world to censor them brings no benefit in my opinion. More so, Ukrainians probably can tell from their own experiences how much bullshit there's on RT, so it serves no actual purpose to do so even for them.
the sooner you realize that putin is at war with you - the better.
i will argue for censoring that shit during war. i understand your position, but i disagree.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2310098-what-are-thermo... https://au.news.yahoo.com/what-is-a-thermobaric-bomb-and-why...
The worst offenders don't even mention the US' extensive use of them, such as the CBU-72 in Vietnam.
There's a huge amount of propaganda going on right now, I don't trust any outlets to be telling me the truth.
Im reminded of Chomsky's quote here (it's surprising how often it is relevant):
>Goebbels was in favor of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re really in favor of free speech, then you’re in favor of freedom of speech for precisely the views you despise. Otherwise, you’re not in favor of free speech.
This is unfortunately something that can't be simply banned out of existence.
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.
unfair to whom exactly? Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the massacre of its citizen is certainly a bigger injustice.
You seriously bringing up that example in contrast to russian propaganda machine weaponising a completely fabricated story about crucified boy, with intention of evoking deep emotional response and getting separatists to start fighting?
That's exactly what you should, though. Especially if you're in his position, where the smallest wimp is taken as fact.
> And he didn't call for violence but for response from international community
What exactly would you think the "response" would be if the nuclear plant was actually bombed? You don't have to be a geopolitical expert to know it is violence.
> You seriously bringing up that example in contrast to russian propaganda machine weaponising a completely fabricated story about crucified boy, with intention of evoking deep emotional response
Have you been following the news? Western media is doing exactly that with recent events like the snake island "heroes"?
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.
russian invasion can't be called anything other than fascist - military glorious leader annexing a chunk of neighbour's territory under justification that people there are compatriots that need saving. you can't make that shit up.