DISINFO: US a neoliberal totalitarian dictatorship which suppresses all dissent
SUMMARY
Washington's current leaders have surpassed the plots of the writer George Orwell who had a rich imagination and historical foresight, but he could not even imagine what a totalitarian state would look like. Washington suppress all dissent and this is totalitarianism in its purest form, even McCarthyism was child's play compared to what is happening today. The actions of the current American authorities are evidence of the irreversible degradation of the democratic state in the United States and its transformation into a neoliberal totalitarian dictatorship.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin narratives about censorship and control of the media in the West and about the US as a neoliberal dictatorship. Accusations of censorship and attacks against freedom of expression are a recurring pro-Kremlin technique to defend the illicit actions of Russia’s state-sponsored disinformation outlets.
These latest accusations were made by the Kremlin in response to the statements of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who accused the RT channel of crowdfunding weapons and equipment for Russian armed forces in Ukraine and clandestine operations to interfere in the affairs of other countries. On the same day, the US Treasury Department adopted new sanctions against the Rossiya Segodnya state media group.
It was the same chief editor of RT (Russia Today), Margarita Simonyan, who talked openly about the nature of the outlet whose output she manages on behalf of the Russian government. In her own words, RT is needed “for about the same reason as why the country needs a Defence Ministry.” RT is capable of “conducting information war against the whole Western world,” using “the information weapon,” Simonyan has explained. According to Simonyan, RT’s strategic aim is to “conquer” and to “grow an audience” in order to make use of access to this audience in “critical moments”.
According to the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, the nations with the most press freedom and freedom of speech are Western countries, with European nations predominating, as well as Canada and the United States. In contrast, Russia ranks 162nd out of 180 in the press freedom rankings, with the report stating:
"Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, almost all independent media have been banned, blocked and/or declared “foreign agents” or “undesirable organisations”. All others are subject to military censorship".
More about Russian social media influence can be read here. RT (Russia Today) and Sputnik are the two foreign language flagships of Russia’s campaign to influence international public opinion. Both outlets present themselves as media that provide alternative views to the mainstream in international news reporting. Read our analysis describing three fundamental differences between these outlets and what is normally perceived as independent journalism.
More about Kremlin disinformation targeting the 2024 US elections can be read here
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