# Pravda lives up to its old reputation.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pravda-lives-up-to-its-old-reputation/163674>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 24, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pravda-lives-up-to-its-old-reputation/163674 "2003-03-24T02:07:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pravda-lives-up-to-its-old-reputation/163674/21 "2003-03-24T05:07:50Z")

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> \*Originally posted by syncrolecyne \*  
> **As far as I know, Pravda is no longer the voice of the Russian people it never was.**

Regarding the “it never was”, I am wondering who would have owned it under communism. There was no private ownership and the state owned everything :o [sup] **ever Tony Barber’s Underwear** [/sup]. Or that was my impression.

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**Author:** ![Tony\_Barber\_s\_Underwear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58f4c7/32.png) [@Tony\_Barber\_s\_Underwear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Barber_s_Underwear)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pravda-lives-up-to-its-old-reputation/163674/22 "2003-03-24T05:33:22Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Joe\_Cool \*  
> \*\*No, Bubba. Put down the banjo and step away. I’m condemning Russia based on their actions. I was under the mistaken impression that Pravda was still the state’s mouthpiece. I condemn them based on their selling hardware to a bloodthirsty man who enjoys dishing out torture, and training his soldiers in its use, specifically for use against our forces.

I don’t know what you are getting shitty at me about, pal, you admit that you were mistaken about Pravda. This new condemnation wasn’t brought up in your OP at all, is a different reason for considering the Russian’s an enemy than a few editorials. Could I also see a cite so I can see what it is that you are talking about?

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> But while I worry that this may turn into another world war, I still think it needed to be done. And since the UN is impotent and the other major countries don’t have the guts or desire to stop this guy, it fell to us and the U.K. \*\*

Oh yeah, the world war predicted in Ezikiel 38-39.

Also, I’m by no means in favour of the current gulf war, but you seemed to have forgotten Australia’s involvement.

-Bubba.

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