Tucker Carlson at the Bolshoi Ballet (threadbans in op)

...sounds about right, arsehole visits country run by another arsehole.....

Atm, it would akin to attending events in Nazi Germany during the war. So it's fair that it's raised eyebrows.

Thread title leads to disappointment.

Was expecting a story about, and photo of, Tucker giving it loads in a tutu

Tucker in Moscow is less surprising to me than Tucker at a ballet.

Well....close enough..

remember the ol days when a free press was seen as a good thing lol

Agree. I went to the Bolshoi many times when I lived in Moscow - a wonderful experience every time. And that's coming from someone who grew up in Coolock and never thought I'd see a ballet let alone enjoy one. Tucker Carson is a **** arsehole though as is his hero Putin.

Putin driving Tucker around would be quite a thing

Not low at all. They're not remotely at the same level but they've been intentionally killing off civilian population since day one. So they've had more than one accusation of genocide. Plus there's the kidnapping of children to Russia which has resulted in the international criminal court issuing a warrant for Putin's arrest. Russification of the Ukrainian population was one of the key goals of the invasion which in itself is the part of the aim of genocide. So war crimes, genocidal acts. Ya, I have no issue with bringing genocide into this.

So yep, I'd have pretty big questions about anyone wishing to associate with such a state.

Also just an fyi, the scale of the genocide committed by the Nazis didn't become apparent until after the war.

Going to see the ballet in Russia has feck all to do with press freedom.

Disappointed ... thought that Tucker Carlson had snapped out of his 'make the Handmaid's Tale real' phase and became a ballet dancer .... sadly no .... he remains indoctrinated by the Gilead cult .... the pandemic that infected him nearly 20 years ago which he has never recovered from .... sadly he and all of [small]Pox News are still infected by this evil virus ....

thats a very reductive and literal view of the situation lol ,

So what is the expansive and metaphorical view of the situation?🤯

unless you are under the delusion that we in the West only get facts and unfiltered 2nd hand opinions about Putin , I think a lot of people will be happy enough to listen to some Putin (propaganda) and see how it stacks up to the West propaganda.