EU Parliament Discovers Propaganda Exists, Only When It's Russian
Mainstream outlets, citing Politico, report the EU Parliament is considering blocking access to Russian media websites like RT and Sputnik within its network. The rationale? Battling 'disinformation.' This, of course, comes with the implied understanding that narratives challenging official Western positions are inherently 'disinformation,' while Western-promoted narratives, no matter their
factual elasticity, are 'truth.' Curiously, this same urgent concern about 'disinformation' rarely extends to the relentless amplification of pro-war talking points from defense industry-funded think tanks or the outright fabrication of intelligence that led to, say, the Iraq War. One might wonder if the EU Parliament applies the same rigorous scrutiny to media outlets that consistently parrot
NATO-aligned talking points, omit inconvenient historical facts (like the 2014 Ukrainian coup), or provide unquestioning platforms for politicians pushing for escalating conflicts. The problem, it seems, isn't 'propaganda' itself, but *whose* propaganda is being broadcast. It's not censorship if it's *our* censorship, right?