Russian courts fine Google.....

[UltraBudgie]

I totally agree.

Here in the west we get to choose which News media we wish to digest, be that tabloid newspapers, the TV news, or internet sites. We also get to pick which political learning version we wish to 'believe'. The Kremlin now controls all forms media and what it produces, and as I said before their release of mass propaganda makes the west attempts appear feble in comparrison.

I see the Western media as providing every possible form of amplified bias that can exist within the Overton Window of elite acceptability. Occasionally there will surface some truth that cuts through the BS, and for those who look, it stands out as a diamond in the sand. But it is never amplified, and is usually quickly reburied by the stomping feet of the galloping herd of propagandists. Sure, that's "freedom", just as you are free to choose the one healthy item on a supermarket shelf full of poison. When I look at Russian media, it is certainly more homogeneous (although I am perhaps missing its nuance) but it seems more honest.