RT...Russian Television

I kinda thought the Cold War was over until I was surfing the channels on the hostel television here in Ulan Ude. 

I can only stand so much of the Discovery Channel overdubbed. I mean, who really needs the dialogue in Mythbusters and Ice Road Truckers--but still. 

I found only one channel in English. RT is a standard 24 hour news channel. The weird thing is that it seems to be exclusively centered on US news. And it seems to be really negative about the U S. 

For instance, yesterday as I was spreading my peanut butter over a tasty roll, there was an piece about how the FDA allows certain additives and preservatives in American food while the EU does not. There was no mention that Russia also allows these additives. This morning the talking heads are complaining that Wal- mart and fast foods do not provide a living wage in the US. No mention of wage standards here. 

They are pushing an upcoming special about surveillance cameras in the US. Like they don't have them here? Remember all those shots of the Chelyabinsk meteor explosion? They were all security camera shots. 

You can imagine their coverage of the Snowden thing. 

I'm not saying we are wonderful and they are not. I'm just wondering why the only English language channel is:

1. Exclusively focused on the US

And

2. It is so focused on the negative

Who would be watching it? 

Why?

Just thinking.