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State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
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You couldn’t make this shit up
Money talks and there’s LOTS of it in the hands of bad people.
Supporting european patriots?
Supporting anyone who hates their Europe and their own country and people. You know, your run of the mill fascists.
Not sure why this is causing an outrage when previous administrations did exact same thing (see Radio Free Europe as an example), just for a a different brand of imperialistic capitalism.
That’s right, the USA has supported American propaganda since WW2, for example by supporting dubbing American movies financially so Europeans had access to the same Western Hollywood views. However, there is a slight difference this time:
- This administration sends untrained fascistic thugs into the cities of their political rivals where they execute innocent citizens in broad daylight.
- Old administrations respected the European governments, culture and local customs as well as International treaties.
- Their entire agenda was America First. Why pay for political coups in actual democratic countries?
This is of a much larger scale and influencing a much more specific part of the political spectrum. But you’re right this is not a new thing.
In my country, which is an American colony, it was quite telling which press outlets were squirming when Trump cut their financing - surprise surprise, it was all neoliberal „left”. You can’t say RFE was some small operation either, it’s a broadcast station operating since WWII. I know it’s uncomfortable to admit the amount of influence US exerted over Europe for decades now. All that changed is that there’s no rainbow coat of paint anymore.
You can’t say RFE was some small operation either, it’s a broadcast station operating since WWII. I know it’s uncomfortable to admit the amount of influence US exerted over Europe for decades now.
You’re right, a big difference however is that a large part of the operation wasn’t aimed at allies and I have to admit I don’t really know to which extent its influence was outside of (western) Europe and neither how negative the impact of it was. Obviously the US also expected a lot of influence over the EU the last three decades, but as far as i know it wasn’t as much of a coherent plan like it is now (and like RFE was).
We were subjected to decades of neoliberal propaganda which resulted in dismantling of public services which led to regular people voting for fascists. It is therefore quite easy to judge American influence as objectively bad.
It is therefore quite easy to judge American influence as objectively bad.
I don’t see it any different, aside of that i don’t believe that influence was as orchestraded and planned out as the new plans are. It is much easier to look at the past decades and form an opinion of what actually did happen than it is to look at the past months and try to figure out what might happen if the plans follow through.
I don’t see it any different, aside of that i don’t believe that influence was as orchestraded and planned out as the new plans are.
That’s a very naive way of thinking about the US, a country known for violently meddling with affairs of other countries. I think it’s your bias for one of the capitalist factions that makes it difficult to accept.
Is that reason to not be outraged?
There’s no reason to change outrage levels.
There’s a big fat orange reason that can’t keep their hands to their selves.
I don’t take politics this personally anymore.
