Why is Politico Europe amplifying the polarising propaganda of an American far-right activist oligarch?
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@AliceStollmeyer Because it's run by Mathias Döpfner and part-owned by Axel Springer, KKR, Thiel et al? #Politicoistrash
is this a rhetorical question?
@AliceStollmeyer they are fascinated by the far right; it completely overshadows the daily undramatic EU news that wonks like us need...
@AliceStollmeyer Because Politico is owned by Springer.
What else would they do, but boost nazis?
@AliceStollmeyer Gehört zu Springer passt ins Bild.
Anne Applebaum, "Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World" provides a deeper level analysis to what is going on here.
Basically, large multinational corporates and their managers/owners are manipulating politicians and the general public to dismantle democracy and create a kleptocratic system of government.