when democracy means Oligarchy? video explains: start at 29 as he notes the international institutions are learning to cooperate to make a decent world...
I am familiar with the concept from taking a course in diplomacy in Africa during college. Without these institutions we ended up with World War I because no one was talking to each other.
On the other hand, he then talks about the NGOs who are now doing this stuff with money from the Governments or rich guys.
Factoid: Rappler was founded by Omidyar money to oppose Duterte. (Omidyar money also helped manipulate the press to overthrow the pro Russian president of the Ukraine)...And when this was pointed out as illegal, she pushed the idea she was a martyr and given a nobel peace prize.
That is the backstory. The CIA was worried that Duterte would make nice with China. Duterte hated the CIA for their connection with one drug lord they got out of a jail where he was mayor. But Gloria tried to make nice with China but the free press here caught her in time, but hey she went to Georgetown with Bill Clinton.
True China has lots of propaganda too. So does Russia. But when the US lies and gets caught, they simply increase the willingness of people to listen to the bad guys, and since there is no equivalent of twitter they can get away with lies more successfully.
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