When the USSR collapsed, I was 11, and unlike many people, I don't miss it. Margarita Simonyan More Quotes by Margarita Simonyan More Quotes From Margarita Simonyan To all the self-righteous defenders of 'freedom of speech' who oh-so-ardently proclaimed that FARA registration places no restrictions whatsoever on RT's journalistic work in the U.S.: Withdrawal of Congressional credentials speaks much louder than empty platitudes. Margarita Simonyan freedom-of-speech speech freedom work America had Russia wrapped around it little pinky through the whole '90s. We did everything you told us. And we were eager to do more and more. The whole nation - Russian nation was like, 'Tell us what else we can do to please you. We want to be like you. We love you.' And then in 1999, bam. You bomb Yugoslavia. And that was the end of it. Margarita Simonyan nation end you love One might have thought that Brexit would be a wake-up call for the American media. Yet, just as in the U.K. referendum, 'Russia' became the buzzword in the U.S. election that the political and media establishments thought would scare people into voting for the status quo. Margarita Simonyan election voting media people It's time to wake up to the reality that ignoring the genuine concerns of the 'fringe,' until it becomes the majority, is patently ridiculous. That the scapegoating of alternative opinions doesn't work. Margarita Simonyan wake-up work time reality I lived in America. I love America. Margarita Simonyan lived i-love love america I don't understand why any country is given a chance to make its point of view seen and heard by the world, and Russia is not given that chance. Margarita Simonyan view understand chance world If all the media are singing one song, it gets dangerous; it really does. Margarita Simonyan dangerous singing media song You might not believe me, but I really don't like conspiracy theories. Margarita Simonyan like me you believe I noticed that mainstream western TV channels, especially CNN and ABC, show the same thing. Margarita Simonyan same-thing show thing same It worries me that western journalists, especially British ones, call everyone they don't like 'marginal.' Margarita Simonyan everyone call like me There is just a small difference between the United States and Russia - Russia does not teach the whole world democracy. Margarita Simonyan difference small democracy world British media supported Hillary. No problem with that. No interference. Nothing. French media supported Hillary. No problem with that. Some Russian media supported Trump: 'Oh my God!' Margarita Simonyan nothing media problem god RT did not support Trump. Margarita Simonyan did trump support I'm a journalist. I've been a journalist ever since I was 18. Margarita Simonyan ever since been journalist All of the mainstream French media - all of them - were jumping out of their pants to make people vote for Macron - all of them. Margarita Simonyan pants vote media people All of the people who work in the Russian government and Russian presidential administration, in this way or another, work for Vladimir Putin. Margarita Simonyan government work people way We never make editorial decisions with people who are working closely with Vladimir Putin, unless you consider myself a person who is working closely with Vladimir Putin. Margarita Simonyan never myself you people If I saw and if I really sincerely thought that what Putin is doing is harmful for my country and for my people and it needs to be stopped, I wouldn't hesitate to do that. Margarita Simonyan doing thought country people In the U.S., the country that has always been lecturing the world about the value of freedoms - of freedom of speech, of everyone's right to speak up - the U.S. has now become a beacon, a leader, in this movement to shut everyone up. That's so disappointing. Margarita Simonyan value freedom speak world I'm so tired of this argument that all we ever do is under Kremlin orders and so and so forth. Tell me, how is it possible? I am not on the air. If you watch RT, you will see that all of our shows are hosted by people to whom it would be impossible to tell them anything. Margarita Simonyan i-am me you people
