[briantakita]

> Hate Central and a megaphone for Putin

That doesn't sound objective at all & a diminishing number of people subscribe to that narrative.

> it’s harder for a motivated bad actor to have a global impact

Most of the world (most of Eurasia, the Global South, & many in the West) consider the current hegemonic power as the "motivated bad actor"...and the actions/reactions of the hegemonic power only prove their point. Soon the hegemonic power will no longer be in charge. As the hegemon loses influence, those who were once not inclined to speak about the situation will start talking about it...which is what we are seeing right now.

The hegemon will want to cling to it's power by suppressing the speech of those who say things that undermine the hegemon's position...