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Old 11-27-2016, 03:55 PM
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A Pulitzer Prize?

Is that supposed to impress me?
It's more impressive than the fly-by-night links you provided.
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Old 11-27-2016, 03:59 PM
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It's more impressive than the fly-by-night links you provided.
What's impressive is the lengths that the US propaganda machine has gone to to Demonize Castro.
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What's impressive is the lengths that the US propaganda machine has gone to to Demonize Castro.
He, by his own actions, demonized himself. You sure seem to have a thing for authoritarians.
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He, by his own actions, demonized himself. You sure seem to have a thing for authoritarians.
A lot of that going around, lately. I got a kick out of people who praise and defend Putin, holding him out as an example of what this country needs.

"Well at least he loves Russia."

They need to feel loved, I guess.
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Old 11-28-2016, 10:11 AM
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A lot of that going around, lately. I got a kick out of people who praise and defend Putin, holding him out as an example of what this country needs.

"Well at least he loves Russia."

They need to feel loved, I guess.
The fact is Putin is extremely popular among the Russian people, as was Castro with the Cuban people.

I for one think they are in a Helluva lot better position to judge than someone whose only exposure to these figures has been the lies and propaganda put out about them by the US government.
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The fact is Putin is extremely popular among the Russian people, as was Castro with the Cuban people.

I for one think they are in a Helluva lot better position to judge than someone whose only exposure to these figures has been the lies and propaganda put out about them by the US government.
Yeah, I've seen the glowing propaganda pieces on RT. They love him. Russians have always loved their strongman leaders whether they like it or not. Or, maybe the "love" is real this time? I don't know, I don't live there. And neither do you.

But, I'm pretty sure of one thing; Our government isn't the only one that lies.
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