Comment: Very useful in wading through the morass of Western media spin.
An ever growing list that will help readers understand the propaganda war of words and phrases.
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"We brokered a deal" = western-backed illegal forced regime change in Ukraine
Russian aggression = Russia resisting western hegemony
Russia's invasion of Ukraine = collapse of Ukraine's sovereignty after western backed coup
Occupation of Crimea = Vast majority of voters expressing self-determination
Propaganda = what others do
Syrian moderates = terrorists backed by the west
"Assad must go" = what the west says when a leader refuses to comply
Putin's useful idiot = a person who thinks too much and refuses to tow the western narrative
NATO projecting stability = the military alliance deciding Russia is the enemy to justify its existence
Democracy promotion = informing the targeted country you are about to be bombed
No fly zone = when the west bombs a country to promote democracy
No bomb zone = only the west's bombs are allowed to be dropped there
International law = laws the west flaunts with impunity
Law of the seas = no Chinese ships allowed
Putin is a thug = western leaders are effeminate
European refugee crisis = unintended consequence of western meddling in the Mid East
Israel's security = illegal occupation of Palestinian land and meddling in affairs of neighbors
Weaponization of _______ = stupid phrase when nothing else comes to mind
Western NGOs = western paid fifth columnist to overthrow democratic governments
Anti-missile defense = attempt to neutralize Russia's nuclear deterrent with a first strike
Russian Dissident = Russian Oligarch found with his hand in the till
Neocon = see Liberal Interventionist
Liberal Interventionist = see Neocon
Agent of the Kremlin = Person revealing the truth about U.S. administration and its policies
"Regime X/Y/Z" = A sovereign government that refuses to submit to NATO diktat
Quantitative easing = West stealing wealth from the east with worthless paper
International community = Western imperialists and their followers
Western Democracy = Corporate controlled cabaret
Propaganda Bullhorn = News outlet proving effective and providing an alternative source of information
Dictator = A leader who refuses to tow the U.S. line, and whose country the U.S. plans to destabilize and eventually bomb
A 'thermal event' (Vauxhall Motors official, Zafira B fires, Parliamentary Inquiry) = They set [it] on fire
Minsk was violated many times by the combined Russian-separatist forces = Russia and Eastern Ukraine continue to protect their citizens and defend their interests
Law of Unintended Consequences = A realignment of circumstances and events brought about by act of war or subversion that denies the perpetrator of an advantage.
Russian opposition leader Mr XYZ gave his opinion" (as reported in the West MSM) = Similar to the leader of the British Monster Raving Loony Party being the British opposition leader
Russia did it / Putin did it = Any undesired revelation of corruption, fraud or crime committed by Western neo-cons
"Putin is a thug = western leaders are effeminate "
I like the list, except for that *little* touch of misogyny.