Chuck joins the show to talk about the Russian propaganda influence over the alternative media. This is a topic that many would prefer to ignore, but it has to be taken seriously, and understood at a level that goes beyond opinion.
Topics include: Russian propaganda money, patriot radio stations, RBN, 2015, alt media dramatically shifted to Trump support, offers of money to go along, Roger Stone, apologists for Trump, QAnon, outsider iconography, large networks buying up all online media, Newsmax TV channel, PSYOPS, RT promoted, bans from social media never seem to stop big names, unwitting useful voices for Russia, Lee Camp, culture war, Western values vs Russia is the East, generic Ukraine smears, Pizzagate, every liberal woman accused of being a man, useful idiots, free speech as a marketing tool, absurd amounts of money for podcasting, money for YouTube videos, funneling money through phony advertisers, Joe Rogan, Bill Maher, etymology of opinion, Post Truth World, social media
Watch this video that Aaron made the previous week about the same topic.