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re: Why are people calling Angela Merkel the leader of the free world now?
Posted on 1/20/17 at 12:54 pm to VOLhalla
Posted on 1/20/17 at 12:54 pm to VOLhalla
quote:Doesn't the bolded portion apply to Germany as well?
Russia straddles the West and the East, but it certainly isn't free. It's very authoritarian, no free speech, mainly state-controlled media. Journalists that criticize Putin are often killed. Politicians that oppose him are jailed.
Posted on 1/20/17 at 1:34 pm to Scruffy
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Doesn't the bolded portion apply to Germany as well?
No. The speech laws in Germany are stringent, but the media isn't state-controlled. Axel-Springer and Bertelsmann are among the largest media groups there. In contrast ITAR-TASS and RIA Novostl are among the largest media groups in Russia with a fair bit of state ownership.
Putin has had a very antagonistic relationship with media members, with accusations of murder flying around fairly frequently.
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