tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post2024145735808003802..comments2024-03-30T00:09:27.602+13:00Comments on Not PC: More Russian fake news on the way [update 2]Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-77844759772569580922017-02-14T17:06:16.305+13:002017-02-14T17:06:16.305+13:00The Russians must be pretty stupid. After all, the...The Russians must be pretty stupid. After all, their biggest export is oil and the biggest threat to their economic (and therefore political) strength is low oil prices, and the biggest factor in driving down oil prices in recent years is US oil and gas production. And which candidate supported removing barriers to US oil and gas exploration and production - oh right, that would be Trump.<br /><br />I can't quite believe that left-wingers and libertarians have found common ground in encouraging the rebellion of the US intelligence community. If I was the Putin, that would be what I would be aiming for, not to support Trump.Kiwiwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507667837257013301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-63458472507069061082017-02-14T13:36:49.488+13:002017-02-14T13:36:49.488+13:00"Soviet-era Russia almost invented modern pol..."Soviet-era Russia almost invented modern political propaganda."<br /><br />In Mein Kampf Hitler gives his overview of the role of British propaganda played in the defeat of Germany in WW1. Modern political propaganda was invented by the British. <br /><br />Political propaganda was a necessity in the Soviet Union only after communism collapsed society. The communism introduced initially proved so devastating they had to brand it as "war communism." Communism for exceptional circumstances. <br /><br />You can read about war communism at fake information site wikipedia "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_communism"<br /><br />"The system had to be used because the ongoing war disrupted normal economic mechanisms and relations."<br /><br />which is pure Soviet political propaganda. Simonnoreply@blogger.com