1. I don't think the notice is necessary. I said as much in my comment. I understand why the person decided to include it. Understanding why someone did a thing is not the same as saying everyone should do the thing.
2. Endorsing something that's backed by the Russian state is different from endorsing something done by some random Russian individual. This was the main point of my comment, but I must have communicated it poorly.
I guess the issue is that this has never really been how internet discourse happened. I've never seen anyone apologize for linking a Yale/Harvard/CSU study during the iraq war (and rightfully so), so it just kind of seems... weird.
1. I don't think the notice is necessary. I said as much in my comment. I understand why the person decided to include it. Understanding why someone did a thing is not the same as saying everyone should do the thing.
2. Endorsing something that's backed by the Russian state is different from endorsing something done by some random Russian individual. This was the main point of my comment, but I must have communicated it poorly.