Things like this show that the people who accuse you of somehow advancing Putin's interests with your reporting and commentary are actively stupid and deeply dishonest. It's not passive ignorance. They have to work hard to be that actively stupid and dishonest.
I can't think of anyone else who has provided a similar platform for Russian d…
Things like this show that the people who accuse you of somehow advancing Putin's interests with your reporting and commentary are actively stupid and deeply dishonest. It's not passive ignorance. They have to work hard to be that actively stupid and dishonest.
I can't think of anyone else who has provided a similar platform for Russian dissenters, let alone try to provide legal aid in a circumstance such as this. I hope Mr. Kagarlitsky is promptly released with no harm coming to him or his family.
I notice that you aren't presenting any examples of what people accuse Matt of *doing*, which is very convenient when you're accusing others of willful dishonesty.
Matt creates false equivalence between the US and Russian systems (frequently comparing the FBI and the Biden admin to Soviet institutions, for example). He rationalizes and equivocates on Russia's wars of conquest, and flatly denies the obvious connections and mutual interests between Trump and Putin.
Nobody (that I'm aware of) is accusing Matt of being consistently pro-Russia or pro-Putin. Flacking for him in US media, and defending RT (literally a state-run propaganda outlet) are certainly "advancing Putin's interests", though, as you put it. Not to mention, attacking the Democratic party relentlessly on shaky grounds, which has the clear effect of advancing Putin's interests in US domestic politics.
How does it feel to be "that actively stupid and dishonest" that you would miss such obvious red flags?
Things like this show that the people who accuse you of somehow advancing Putin's interests with your reporting and commentary are actively stupid and deeply dishonest. It's not passive ignorance. They have to work hard to be that actively stupid and dishonest.
I can't think of anyone else who has provided a similar platform for Russian dissenters, let alone try to provide legal aid in a circumstance such as this. I hope Mr. Kagarlitsky is promptly released with no harm coming to him or his family.
I notice that you aren't presenting any examples of what people accuse Matt of *doing*, which is very convenient when you're accusing others of willful dishonesty.
Matt creates false equivalence between the US and Russian systems (frequently comparing the FBI and the Biden admin to Soviet institutions, for example). He rationalizes and equivocates on Russia's wars of conquest, and flatly denies the obvious connections and mutual interests between Trump and Putin.
Nobody (that I'm aware of) is accusing Matt of being consistently pro-Russia or pro-Putin. Flacking for him in US media, and defending RT (literally a state-run propaganda outlet) are certainly "advancing Putin's interests", though, as you put it. Not to mention, attacking the Democratic party relentlessly on shaky grounds, which has the clear effect of advancing Putin's interests in US domestic politics.
How does it feel to be "that actively stupid and dishonest" that you would miss such obvious red flags?