Hearts, minds, wars, peace and not necessarily in that order. I am completely at a disconnect in regards to your thinking our lame-stream isn't better than Pravda in propaganda. Where do the majority of Americans receive their news? Answer ... the lame-stream better than Pravda media. Am surprised you think all Americans listen to and view other alternate media sources. Americans listen to the sources of information they have the time to tune in. That usually involves thirty minutes each night with one of the three, four or five lame-streams. It would be wonderful if Americans researched to see where the truth lies but that does not happen. My apology for ranting. I thought you knew these facts.
I don’t disagree with your evaluation of American news seeking behavior. What I was saying is that here there are more opportunities to seek out different viewpoints even if most do not. On the other hand, Putin has made it almost impossible to get alternative viewpoints in Russia.