There are growing protests in Germany against the war in Gaza. Many are being met with police force.
But they’re not making headlines.
In Italy, 66.3% of people blame the West — led by the US — for the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. (Source: CENSIS)
So why is this not in the mainstream media?
And why, when we talk about it here, do we get ignored — or worse, downvoted?
Is it because the information is false? Or because it challenges the narrative?
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6 Comments
adry@piefed.social · 4 pts · 350d
In Germany, all leftists have a lot of guilt... it's their innermost engine. IMHO, it's quite notable that around 60% of the left argues with a minority 40% using an argument that goes like "if you're against the war in Gaza, then you're borderline antisemitic." And, in some cases, they just accuse you of being antisemitic "for being against the statehood of Israel". They just interpret you as being against the statehood of Israel, extrapolating from what you say. They simplify the reality, e.g. they care shit about looking at maps through time, how the border has been moving... or the videos and other documents of the massacres and genocide. I still remember the voice of that child that was left alone in a car after a missile killed their parents (it's a phone recording to 911). And I still remember the criminal missile that killed the rescue team that was going to get this child. But, most people just didn't see this, or all the other stuff. Ignorance is too abundant. Sames goes for the right, though there the propaganda is way heavier leaning towards proactive denial of what's happening.
The_Italian_Uncut@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 344d
So censorship is even here. This post received 6 downvotes in a few of minutes: https://sopuli.xyz/post/33469244
SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world · 1 pts · 350d
"The Italian Uncut" sounds like a porno, and why does an Italian have their domain use China's TLD?
Anyway, the big problem is most media is owned by oligarchs who also likely profiteer from selling the weapons used. Israel is rich, so they get all the support.
cameron_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 350d
.ch is Switzerland: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.ch
Obviously /s
The_Italian_Uncut@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 344d
The problem isn't just oligarch-owned media. Censorship also affects small, decentralized social media sites like sopuli.xyz. This post received 6 downvotes in just a few minutes: https://sopuli.xyz/post/33469244
SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world · 1 pts · 344d
I didn't say it was the only problem. However, I think your example is just proof of the thoughtless polarization largely pushed for decades from certain popular media sources, and consequently infecting others as they tried to keep their audience from defecting to those sources.