Unless there is any additional info, I think it's a bit of a conspiracy theory to assume involvement from openAI. They are clearly malicious and dishonest, but that doesn't mean one should just make things up. Furthermore, US oligarchs historically avoid getting their hands dirty (for most of the part, there are of course exceptions).
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Plausible deniability.
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2021/08/the-irrational-fear-of-russia
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/03/is-russian-brutality-toward-civilians-actually-unique
Fucker doesn't even speak russian or Ukrainian and has almost certainly never lived in russia or Ukraine (I would be surprised if he has even visited). And yet he speaks of "Russo-Orientalism"? Come on...
His magazine also directly parrots russian propaganda:
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/10/why-did-russia-launch-this-catastrophic-war
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/05/how-the-war-in-ukraine-can-be-ended
As someone who lives in Ukraine (I am Ukrainian), has lived in russia and the US and speaks the local languages, his takes are horrendous.
I do hope one day, Nathan Robinson, Anatol Lieven and Thomas Moller-Nielsen meet the same fate as "Donbas cowboy" Russell Bentley.
Bentley, 64, was a fixture in the low-level Russian incursion in Ukraine dating back to 2014. Calling himself the Donbas Cowboy, Bentley became a popular figure on Russian propaganda networks for his criticism of the U.S. government.
Bentley, whose military call sign was Texas, went missing in Donetsk in April.
According to the Investigative Committee, Vansyatsky, Agaltsev, and Iordanov tortured Bentley on April 8, and he died shortly afterward.
Vansyatsky and Agaltsev are suspected of blowing up a car with Bentley’s body in it and ordering Bazhin to get rid of what was left of his remains.
The NYT op-ed is a fascinating read. Very much in the style US oligarchs. Pompous, but still trying to be folksy. Dishonest, but with an attempt to enable plausible deniability.
a brilliant, kind man who was working to make health care better for everyone.
If that was Thompson's goal, he wouldn't be working for a US health insurance company.
We understand and share the desire to build a health care system that works better for everyone. That is the purpose of our organization.
This is clearly false. This a for profit corporation.
I wonder what the goal of this piece is?
Don't get me wrong, I recognize it's a solid instance and I am going to continue engaging in their communities.
Just the admin reaction was a bit strange. I think mods/admins need to try and take a neutral position as much as possible (exceptions notwithstanding).
Why nearly? They are just as bad, if not worse.
That thread is wild. I had no clue slrpunk was like that (I only go to some non-political communities on slrpunk).
This is a bit a of tangent, but I've read some of the author's takes on russia and China (and briefly discussed the articles with him on twitter) and he has no clue what he is talking about. The "articles" are sophomoric takes that clearly show a lack of knowledge or interest in understanding anything.
He might have a better understanding of US internal politics, but his confidently ignorant approach (with respect to russia and China) does not inspire confidence.
Come on. This is a delusional take.
And insightcrime is not "imperial news", I read them a lot. They clearly aim for a factual perspective, almost academic in a sense.
And by bringing up imperialism in this context, you really are condoning the actions of those degenerate gang members.
Putin will give a Trump a list of demands. The demands are likely exclude complete dealbreakers such as surrendering Zaporizhzhia and Kherson (I am from Ukraine, this doesn't seem viable).
Trump will go with putin's demand; his plan will be to come back to the US public and say "I stopped the war" even though he essentially submitted to putin.
Sounds like this is the work of the Islamic State.
I wonder if the Taliban thugs are able to see the irony of the situation.
I do follow this issue, but how is this US-internal topic relevant to the fediverse community?
I say this as someone who opposes oligarchs and has a rather critical attitude towards local perceptions of corruption in the US.