Not hope.
The end game in THAT propaganda is different from “Propaganda” America engages in.
Stop. You don’t know anything about the Russian migrant population and the issues. Most of them are secular and many are Soviet born.
Of course it’s different. It’s still propaganda
You don’t have to listen to China’s message.
Just google it.
I saw the map of China’s countryside.
The landscape is devided with greenery, seen from the air, and plots are so miniature where those who own them have just enough land to feed them self, MAYBE, and maybe one cow.
THAT is the hope China can sell to people?
No thank you.
They still have red rubber hoses for intravenous drips in the some hospitals.
Talk about primitive …
But the elite in China…? 
Yeah…they have Billioners there.
You don’t have to listen to China’s message.
Just google it.
I saw the map of China’s countryside.
The landscape is devided with greenery, seen from the air, and plots are so miniature where those who own them have just enough land to feed them self, MAYBE, and maybe one cow.
THAT is the message of hope China can sell to people?
No thank you.
They still have red rubber hoses for intravenous drips in the some hospitals.
Talk about primitive …
But the elite in China…?
Yeah…they have Billioners there.
" Russian migrant population are secular and Soviet born" …you say?
Well…WHO woulda thinked that? 
Where else would a Russian Migrant come from? Mars?
Beats being unemployed, and it’s right up her alley if you look at her actual work history.
Frankly, I’m surprised OAN didn’t hire her.
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Its definitely a hire that makes sense unlike some other hires Trump has made.
I still have no idea what value VOA brings to the American taxpayer but heck I did not know it still existed until a few weeks ago.
It’s a global propaganda arm for the US. They broadcast it into countries like communist China to tell their side of the story.
Nothing to really see here. Her job prior to being a political jobber was broadcast journalist, so why shouldn’t she return to real work in her field?
You want to re read the discussion you and i are having? Or do you want me to explain it to ya?
You said it’s a Muslim thing. I explained to you that it’s not at all that simple
I never said she shouldnt and choosing her makes sense. But now I am aware of VOA still being a thing my question is what value does it provide the taxpayer?
How does it benefit the US to continue to spend millions of dollars on propaganda? No one yet had given me an explanation on the ROI we are getting or have got from VOA.
VPN usage in countries with repressive regime continues to increase as does their access to the internet.
One country we could help immediately is Cuba by ending the idiotic embargo. Then Google, Apple etc make their app stores available to Cubans.
In a lot of ways, that’s the point of DOGE.
VOA might come under scrutiny with these very questions. So could 1000 other government offices and functions and operations. And each ought to be able to answer the call, or else they’ll be recommended for elimination.
And that is exactly what got me thinking about the value of VOA.
I am not against what DOGE will do but I am concerned about ensuring this does not give Musk some sort of advantage for his own busineses. I know they are only making recommendations so hopefully our elected reps are not so enamored with Musk that they follow DOGE recommendations blindly.
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We could shut down funding to NPR without any questions being asked.
They are a propaganda outlet whose sole purpose is to indoctrinate Americans to the woke lib way of thinking.
As far as I am concerned maybe we should shut down the dept of education, DOJ, and FBI.
None of those are being run as they should be.
And there are plenty of threads on those areas, still waiting to know what value VOA provides.
Those dang Tajiks. Russia’s Venezuelans lol.
And countries like Russia and China continue to block access to outside internet to their citizens, so shortwave sites like VOA still play an important part in information warfare.
Look, it’s a way to wage war. And god knows we need all the help we can get.
