Re:How The Economist covers the world
by simonh on Thursday April 20, 2017 @03:53AM
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No, they did not say that those doing what Russia wanted done were necessarily doing it 'at Russia's bidding'. Yes America does also sometimes try to influence political discourse in other countries too, did TE say otherwise? Finally, are you claiming that Russia does not try to influence politics in other countries? The point is, what methods are used and are they legitimate.
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>Yes America does also sometimes try to influence political discourse in other countries too, did TE say otherwise?
No, just let theirs readers get to that impression by themselves, by not covering those attempts as much.
>Finally, are you claiming that Russia does not try to influence politics in other countries?
Not that much, mostly to their neighbors, and not very successfully even there (e.g. how most of their periphery is not suffocating them with NATO allies).