Hitchens: Why the West Repeatedly Misrepresents Russia

Can the West overcome this propaganda-induced collective psychosis?

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Western fearmongering regarding all things Russian has graduated from a politically expedient tool – to a full-blown obsession. Can the West overcome this propaganda-induced collective psychosis, particularly in the US and its NATO member states?

The following audio segment is an extract from a 2016 live event and interview with British journalist and historian Peter Hitchens about how and why the western mainstream media and political establishments repeatedly misrepresent Russia and why this is an extremely dangerous problem in terms of mitigating the prospect of deadly conflict.