Americans hand Xi and Putin a propaganda coup
Americans are now waking up to the cold reality of how quickly democracy can erode
07 January 2021 - 15:31
America could hardly have been kinder with propaganda gifts to autocrats over the past few months.
First, there was the mishandling of a coronavirus pandemic spiralling out of control; then, chaotic elections that the incumbent refused to concede. Now, the televised storming of Capitol Hill by marauding protesters, virtually unchallenged by police...
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