> On Wed, January 28, 2009 1:46 pm, Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> > <http://valleywag.gawker.com/5141408/vladimir-putin-taunts-michael-dell>
> >
> > NERDFIGHT
> > Vladimir Putin Taunts Michael Dell
> > By Owen Thomas, 4:28 PM on Wed Jan 28 2009, 216 views
> >
> > But he didn't
> > deserve the tongue-lashing Putin gave him next, as reported by Fortune:
> > "We don't need help. We are not
> > invalids. We don't have limited mental capacity."
>
> [Cackle]. A whole section of the media class I teach is devoted to Russia,
> which has developed one of the most fascinating media cultures on the
> planet, and every year, my students shake their heads in wonderment at
> just how crappy, imperialist, obnoxious and mind-bogglingly wrong the
> mainstream US media coverage of Russia really is. A perfect example of how
> the US Empire has gone to hell, by swallowing its own lies.
>
> -- DRR
>
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Which is more dangerous: enforced censorship or self-censorship?
In my experience it's the latter..... that's when truth really gets a kick in the goolies! The real question is: does it even register?