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I still don't understand one thing - who is paying Lira/Macgregor/Ritter? Nobody? Are they merely a manifestation of right-wingoid adoration for Putin's nipples? Imagine if that is indeed the case.

Billionaires only control politicians in democracies. No such thing in China or Saudi Arabia.

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They make a LOT of money telling Westerners what they want to hear. I think Ritter is indeed bought because he's a shady weirdo and thats who the Russian government and RT feel comfortable doing business with.

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I don't know what these propagandists are getting under the table, but their subscribers are giving them plenty, or certainly enough to make it worth their while.

In China and Saudi Arabia the billionaire thugs are the government.

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In China, the government are the descendants of the Communist guerillas. In the KSA, the rulers are the royal house. Not thugs.

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I have no use for medieval monarchies, or for a communist party chock-full with billionares.

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The only measure of morality is success, that is survival.

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Success is not a measure of morality it's usually its antithesis.

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Then be my guest to debate philosophy when decomposing. Or build cities and write books as a band of Australopithecus. Personal existence is the very first building block of any morality. Hence survival begets morality.

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Survival is just survival referring to basic physical needs, it does not specifically relate to how someone will ethically evolve or devolve.

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