The affinity for Tucker Carlson (as well as the other things) is from the sidebar. Apparently their familiarity with Western media is enough to know he is pro-Russian, but not enough to realize that expressing on a leftist forum that they like him, will make them glow a little bit.
The original issue was that they posted a story from Mint Press News, and I dropped them a friendly note that it was Russian propaganda, more or less assuming they had included it innocently (since there was nothing wrong at all that I can see with the particular story, or in fact with any of the stories in that community.)
Things escalated. Fun quotes by the mod from the ensuing conversation:
It’s actually not from “New Knowledge,” it’s from a US Senate report, but I doubt that will make this person believe it any more.
The real disinformation was inside us all this time. Of course, I was banned. Reason for the ban?
Clearly, their disinformation policy is lock tight.
@AltMediaGuy@altmedia.house also, quick question: Is literally everyone on your sidebar connected with Russia in some way? I picked Alastair Crooke at random (never heard of him before), and besides having worked very deeply within Western intelligence (which… you are fine with now? in this direction and this direction only, I guess?), he’s now writing frequently for the Strategic Culture Foundation.
Is there anyone on the sidebar who’s writing in the present day who is not connected to Russia in some way?
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate are pretty shitty people in their own right
I think you know the answer to your question. :)