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1. uoaei+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-02-09 01:05:06
To put a name to this organization, it is called the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

It is widely understood to be a propaganda arm of the US, developing media presences in countries where the US wishes to increase its power by manipulating narratives around contentious political topics. "Radio Free Europe/Asia/etc." is a common offering of theirs, typically skeptical or outright critical of regimes the US wishes to weaken in those regions through civil unrest.

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2. dragon+xi[view] [source] 2023-02-09 03:33:33
>>uoaei+(OP)
> To put a name to this organization, it is called the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

No, NED is a completely unrelated organization. The 501c3 that runs Radio Free Europe is RFE/RL, Inc. (the name conbining the abbreviations for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty.)

> Radio Free Europe/Asia/etc." is a common offering of theirs

No, Radio Free Asia is a separate 501c3, which is, like RFE/RL, funded by the Broadcasting Board of Governors through the U.S. Agency for Global Media; NED isn’t connected to it.

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3. LargoL+j31[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-02-09 11:15:35
>>dragon+xi
Shell companies. Circles within circles. Fractal foundations.
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4. uoaei+NW1[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-02-09 15:52:23
>>dragon+xi
Turns out the Board at the USAGM is disbanded. It is now controlled by a Senate-confirmed (presumably president-appointed) CEO. Now they are even less accountable than before!

> NED is a completely unrelated organization

Interesting, then what are they involved in, and why the common refrain that they control Radio Free X?

You're right that I misattributed, but it is still fact that both organizations (NED and USAGM) fund propaganda-style campaigns in foreign nations with the goal of changing public opinion toward pro-Western viewpoints.

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