Harry C, please understand that I did not endorse that source; I simply recognize its existence.
Perhaps you could you mention one specific point where you disagree with that source.
Once again, whose "reputable" fake news do you believe?
Is the New York Times reliable? Was the New York Times reliable when it dismissed Hunter Biden's …
It seems that you obviously have a slant and narrative you are trying to prove. If nothing is true then everything must be a coverup or something. But the NY Times did actually correct their reporting regarding the Hunter Biden laptop. They aren't perfect but do take ownership and make corrections of things they print incorrectly. The whole story of the laptop in itself is a wild ride anyway.
Finally, both the WSJ and VOX did really great write ups on the contents of the laptop. It's journey and whole history of it with great context. I read a variety of sources so they are all interesting reads.
I guess it's good that Hunter Biden doesn't have any role in our government and his company just didn't get a $2B injection of funds from Saudi Arabia huh? I guess it's also great that the Biden family isn't making hundreds of millions of dollars just due to their Dad being President like the last administration right? See I can mudsling and do whataboutisms as well.
Just food for thought, it seems you obviously are used to trolling or looking for engagement since you seem to have a habit of copying and pasting blurbs without context and trying to use them as "gotcha" moments against people you are engaging with. But in cases like this it just makes you look immature, you haven't added anything meaningful to this thread. If anything it seems you just have an issue with us really appreciate Dr.Richardson's blog all of our mutual appreciation of history. Unlike some people, the majority of people who read this newsletter really don't look at politics as a zero sum game or an us vs them. It's all about being informed to a certain level, most healthy people consume various media from different sources.
Hmmm. here’s one current example. Suddenly Donbas is the location of numerous “genocides”, Ukrainian children taught to hate Russians (by being taught about the Russian-created famine and other history, of course), etc etc
As I've repeatedly said, whose fake news do you believe?
My assessment of the habitual mendacity of the mainstream U.S. news media, including its deplorable coverage of the situation in Ukraine, together with my inclinication to condemn the genocidal imperialism emanating from Washington, D.C., has been strongly influenced over the past three decades by my reading of Davison Budhoo's 100-page resignation letter from the International Monetary Fund, which I view as essentially honest, and which is a taboo subject, blacked out of the mainstream news media.
And now, for the first time, the first 29 pages are readily available online. I'll share a few quotes:
"To me resignation is a priceless liberation, for with it I have taken the first big step to that place where I may hope to wash my hands of what in my mind’s eye is the blood of millions of poor and starving peoples. Mr. Camdessus, the blood is so much, you know, it runs in rivers."
"The charges that I make are not light charges - they are charges that touch at the very heart of western society and western morality and post-war inter-governmental institutionalism that have degenerated into fake and sham under the pretext of establishing and maintaining international economic order and global efficiency."
"Will the world be content merely to brand our institution as among the most insidious enemies of humankind? Will our fellowmen condemn us thus and let the matter rest? Or will the heirs of those whom we have dismembered in our own peculiar Holocaust clamor for another Nuremberg?
"I don’t mind telling you that this matter has haunted me; it has haunted me particularly over the past five years. It has haunted me because I know that if I am tried I will be found guilty, very guilty, without extenuating circumstance."
"In guilt and self-realization of my own worthlessness as a human being, what I would like to do most of all is to so propel myself that I can get the man-in-the-street of North and South and East and West and First and Second and Third and Fourth and All Other Worlds to take an interest in what is happening to his single planet, his single habitat, because our institution was allowed to evolve in a particular way in late twentieth century international society, and allowed to become the supra-national authority that controls the day-to-day lives of hundreds of millions of people everywhere."
"We get away with our works of Dracula hiding behind the mask of Superior Technocracy and a Greater Wisdom striving for “financial balance” and “structural adjustment” in the Third World."
"And so it goes on and on and on. And nothing changes in the developing world except more death and destitution for the people in the slums, and more power for the Fund. And with the passing of every meeting our staff becomes even more reinvigorated; they wield a sharper and more bloodied tool; an even more terrifying Executor’s Axe stand poised for service everywhere in the South. And the children scream, Sir; my God, how they scream!"
(Budhoo is referring here to the incessant screaming of starving infants. When they stop screaming, you know that death is near.)
I note that your”assessment” of US news sources and the US government uses some erudite but vitriolic words in a very general way. They are certainly not objective and unbiased words.
Thank you for the reference to Davison Budhoo. I must admit that I had never heard of him, so I did some research and found several reviews of his Letter.
He also used very vitriolic language about IMF operations which caused some reviewers to wonder if that would affect the response of the IMF and governments. Apparently they did respond, however. His letter achieved results. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4398304.
His very specific complaints against one portion of the world’s governing agencies should not, however, be taken out of context to justify general condemnation of all government operations of the United States.
It isn't all fake, neither here nor in Russia. The problem is when people get too invested in news sources that support a particular point of view or prejudice, and filter out any information that disagrees with their predetermined understanding of reality.
My solution is to try to find news sources from opposing perspectives (liberal vs. conservative, USA vs. Russia), and then try to figure out what they're trying to cover up or avoid talking about.
That gets back to the question, Whose fake news do you believe? Is the Russian propaganda organization any better or worse than the American propaganda organization?
Harry C, please understand that I did not endorse that source; I simply recognize its existence.
Perhaps you could you mention one specific point where you disagree with that source.
Once again, whose "reputable" fake news do you believe?
Is the New York Times reliable? Was the New York Times reliable when it dismissed Hunter Biden's laptop as "Russian disinformation"? (Mwah hah hah...)
Is the New York Times now reliable when it admits that Hunter Biden's laptop is real?
https://nypost.com/2022/04/01/new-york-times-finally-admit-hunters-laptop-is-real-but-only-to-protect-joe-biden/
It seems that you obviously have a slant and narrative you are trying to prove. If nothing is true then everything must be a coverup or something. But the NY Times did actually correct their reporting regarding the Hunter Biden laptop. They aren't perfect but do take ownership and make corrections of things they print incorrectly. The whole story of the laptop in itself is a wild ride anyway.
See examples from the Times here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/us/politics/hunter-biden-tax-bill-investigation.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/politics/hunter-biden-laptop.html
Finally, both the WSJ and VOX did really great write ups on the contents of the laptop. It's journey and whole history of it with great context. I read a variety of sources so they are all interesting reads.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hunter-biden-laptop-scandal-corruption-new-york-times-post-media-bias-2020-11648076107
https://www.vox.com/22992772/hunter-biden-laptop
I guess it's good that Hunter Biden doesn't have any role in our government and his company just didn't get a $2B injection of funds from Saudi Arabia huh? I guess it's also great that the Biden family isn't making hundreds of millions of dollars just due to their Dad being President like the last administration right? See I can mudsling and do whataboutisms as well.
Just food for thought, it seems you obviously are used to trolling or looking for engagement since you seem to have a habit of copying and pasting blurbs without context and trying to use them as "gotcha" moments against people you are engaging with. But in cases like this it just makes you look immature, you haven't added anything meaningful to this thread. If anything it seems you just have an issue with us really appreciate Dr.Richardson's blog all of our mutual appreciation of history. Unlike some people, the majority of people who read this newsletter really don't look at politics as a zero sum game or an us vs them. It's all about being informed to a certain level, most healthy people consume various media from different sources.
Philly T - thank you.
Thank you Steve, this is a great community and I've seen you stick up for others on this blog as well before :).
Thank you, PhillyT!! Great rebuttal!
Mommy wants her computer back, little Schmeeckle.
Hmmm. here’s one current example. Suddenly Donbas is the location of numerous “genocides”, Ukrainian children taught to hate Russians (by being taught about the Russian-created famine and other history, of course), etc etc
https://sputniknews.com/donbass-genocide-2014-2022/
Straight out of the Russian propaganda machine, yes?
As I've repeatedly said, whose fake news do you believe?
My assessment of the habitual mendacity of the mainstream U.S. news media, including its deplorable coverage of the situation in Ukraine, together with my inclinication to condemn the genocidal imperialism emanating from Washington, D.C., has been strongly influenced over the past three decades by my reading of Davison Budhoo's 100-page resignation letter from the International Monetary Fund, which I view as essentially honest, and which is a taboo subject, blacked out of the mainstream news media.
And now, for the first time, the first 29 pages are readily available online. I'll share a few quotes:
"To me resignation is a priceless liberation, for with it I have taken the first big step to that place where I may hope to wash my hands of what in my mind’s eye is the blood of millions of poor and starving peoples. Mr. Camdessus, the blood is so much, you know, it runs in rivers."
"The charges that I make are not light charges - they are charges that touch at the very heart of western society and western morality and post-war inter-governmental institutionalism that have degenerated into fake and sham under the pretext of establishing and maintaining international economic order and global efficiency."
"Will the world be content merely to brand our institution as among the most insidious enemies of humankind? Will our fellowmen condemn us thus and let the matter rest? Or will the heirs of those whom we have dismembered in our own peculiar Holocaust clamor for another Nuremberg?
"I don’t mind telling you that this matter has haunted me; it has haunted me particularly over the past five years. It has haunted me because I know that if I am tried I will be found guilty, very guilty, without extenuating circumstance."
"In guilt and self-realization of my own worthlessness as a human being, what I would like to do most of all is to so propel myself that I can get the man-in-the-street of North and South and East and West and First and Second and Third and Fourth and All Other Worlds to take an interest in what is happening to his single planet, his single habitat, because our institution was allowed to evolve in a particular way in late twentieth century international society, and allowed to become the supra-national authority that controls the day-to-day lives of hundreds of millions of people everywhere."
"We get away with our works of Dracula hiding behind the mask of Superior Technocracy and a Greater Wisdom striving for “financial balance” and “structural adjustment” in the Third World."
"And so it goes on and on and on. And nothing changes in the developing world except more death and destitution for the people in the slums, and more power for the Fund. And with the passing of every meeting our staff becomes even more reinvigorated; they wield a sharper and more bloodied tool; an even more terrifying Executor’s Axe stand poised for service everywhere in the South. And the children scream, Sir; my God, how they scream!"
(Budhoo is referring here to the incessant screaming of starving infants. When they stop screaming, you know that death is near.)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oJzvpfFzIKu76oE1CkzZlarRiVpYIggFMFzSt6OgHx0/mobilebasic"
I note that your”assessment” of US news sources and the US government uses some erudite but vitriolic words in a very general way. They are certainly not objective and unbiased words.
Thank you for the reference to Davison Budhoo. I must admit that I had never heard of him, so I did some research and found several reviews of his Letter.
He also used very vitriolic language about IMF operations which caused some reviewers to wonder if that would affect the response of the IMF and governments. Apparently they did respond, however. His letter achieved results. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4398304.
His very specific complaints against one portion of the world’s governing agencies should not, however, be taken out of context to justify general condemnation of all government operations of the United States.
"As I've repeatedly said, whose fake news do you believe?"
If it is all fake news why do you bother reading and commenting on it?
It isn't all fake, neither here nor in Russia. The problem is when people get too invested in news sources that support a particular point of view or prejudice, and filter out any information that disagrees with their predetermined understanding of reality.
My solution is to try to find news sources from opposing perspectives (liberal vs. conservative, USA vs. Russia), and then try to figure out what they're trying to cover up or avoid talking about.
It sounds like you are assuming everyone is covering up something.
Not exactly, but in politics it seems that everybody has something to hide.
I'm assuming that most if not all news media outlets gave entrenched editorial biases that lead them to cover up and/or distort certain topics.
I would stay away from publications of the Russian propaganda organization, however.
That gets back to the question, Whose fake news do you believe? Is the Russian propaganda organization any better or worse than the American propaganda organization?
https://www.blatantpropaganda.org/propaganda/articles/journalists-are-intellectual-prostitutes-says-John-Swinton-of-the-New-York-Times.html