i don't really feel embarrassed, so.

@Zandu what do you think Russian state TV is trying to accomplish by doing that?

"uh oh... don't worry fellow russians, he's actually doing bad thing for his country!" raises morale, gives false hope, makes it seem like their own poltical leaders are in more control than they are etc etc

"their stock markets, their unemployment rate.. all very bad thing!"

lying to save face isn't exactly a new tactic

what if they asked for their own president to behave the same way as Trump and help their economy the way ours is flourishing (by any historical metric used widely by TV etc.)

what if they got any fancy ideas... he has to save face "actually you should support what he is doing because he is making them weaker with their fantastic stock market and unemployment rate... somehow...."

Except they’re explicitly saying that this is why Russia should support him

So are you saying Russia state tv secretly wants America to succeed

like they can really do anything about him being president to begin with

Ignoring that diversion

as if convincing the russian people really changes our elections

Are you going to answer the question?

Russia State TV secretly wants to keep the people from wanting anything america has in order to maintain control over them

there's nothing they can do about our president

From wanting anything America has? Like what?

O_O

did you really ask what americans have that impoverished russians don't?

Controlling media is an important part of Putin’s power strategy

No, I’m asking you what saying that Russia supports trump has to do with that

So name something

So Putin wants to make sure that Russians are happy that he’s providing support to trump

what support, verbal support?

we're talking about verbal support still right?

Are you going to answer the question?

yes please clarify though

we're talking verbal support rigth

We’re talking about a media strategy

ok I'm typing it but I wanted to clarify

Material support

A close relationship between them

what "material" support

Close diplomatic relations, election support, all of it

Please try to focus

I’m talking about the media strategy

I am but you are now jumping from topic to topic at first it was just the TV

don't project

We are talking about Putin’s media strategy

good me too but now you jumped to other things

Yes, and if you followed the thread

You would understand why we are where we are