[oceanplexian]

I mean part of it could be that lots of us have actually been to Russia (I fit in that category) or are Russian. We don’t need to rely on third party sources to tell us how to think. I’ve also been to China and it’s so much worse but the US propaganda machine loves China, in fact we’re watching them trivialize a country that places minorities in concentration camps on primetime TV.

Doesn’t seem odd to me at all. The media has lost credibility and our government is morally bankrupt.

[rosndo]

I’ve been to Russia, am married to a Russian, own homes both in Moscow and Kiev.

Many Americans on HN who have never visited either country have a weirdly pro-Russian bend.

[AutumnCurtain]

That would explain cogent arguments based on the real world. Does it explain blatantly false ones that align with Russian propaganda?

[oceanplexian]

What about the American propaganda that the government doesn’t spy on its citizens, because if it weren’t for Russia the person who brought that to light would be sitting in a jail cell instead of taking interviews.