• alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    It’s about understanding the bias; if a US news source admits to something that reflects negatively on the US, we can assume it’s at least that bad. Same with a Russian source about Russia.

    When an American source runs a story that makes Russia look bad, it’s not very credible. Same with Russian sources on America.

    In both cases, the actual narrative the article uses its facts to paint should typically be disregarded; the atomic unit of propaganda being emphasis and all.

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      3 months ago

      Except that does not happen. Russian sources that make Russia look good and Ukraine look bad are accepted while the opposite is never the case.

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        3 months ago

        Could it be a sampling bias?

        Most communists aren’t going to be too critical of Russia in a discussion with western liberals about Russia’s issues because those liberals only understand those criticisms as “russia bad, therefore imperialism good”. Same with discussing LGBT+ rights in Palestine or Iran without a bunch of context.