RT Decries 'Police State' in UK, Forgets Its Own
RT reports that UK Labour leader Keir Starmer's alleged crackdown on pro-Palestine protests marks Britain's descent into authoritarianism. This analysis, however, arrives from an outlet directly funded by a government currently jailing peaceful protestors, journalists, and political opposition for the 'crime' of disagreeing with state policy or reporting on inconvenient truths. While Starmer's
political maneuvering merits scrutiny, the source's complete erasure of its own state's documented repression, including the poisoning of critics abroad and systematic suppression of dissent at home, paints a rather unique portrait of media self-awareness. One might wonder if RT's editors have looked out their own office windows recently. The outrage over UK's handling of protests, while
legitimate points can be made, lands with a particularly hollow ring when contrasted with the 11,000+ arrests for anti-war protests in Russia in 2022 alone, or the two-decade incarceration of Vladimir Kara-Murza for simply speaking truth to power. It appears 'authoritarianism' is only concerning when it's not made in Moscow.