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>Meet 7-year-old Bana, who shared her experience of war on Twitter. It's like the movie Wag the Dog. Sad to exploit a child like this.

matt4077 9y ago
She posted on Twitter: > Why would they bomb us and kill innocent people everyday? > - Bana So I doubt that being "exploited" by the evil UN anti-warmongerers is of particular concern to her. I'd even guess she would want to help to stop this, and prevent further atrocities of this magnitude. You've really gotten away with the wrong lessons from Wag the Dog if you consider this exploitative. The problem in WtD was that it was intended to rouse nationalistic furore justifying a military intervention. This is intended to produce goodwill for refugees. And, of course, the problem in Wag the Dog was that the girl was an actress in California, and there was no war. Are you doubting that there is a war in Syria?
- Phil_Latio 9y ago
  Well I mean this, and it's just the info you find on wikipedia, there is more: > Observers have questioned whether Bana understands the concepts that she tweets about. She is a seven-year-old child who does not speak English. A journalist for The New Yorker noted that her "video statements often have a scripted quality, as if she is being coached by her mother to communicate her thoughts in a language that she is only beginning to learn." > In a now deleted tweet, Bana said it is "better to start 3rd world war instead of letting Russia & assad commit #HolocaustAleppo". > In a separate incident, Bana appeared on Turkish television program Channel TV, where she was asked what her favorite food was, and she replied, "Save the children of Syria". "Bana" is a media campaign. >The problem in WtD was that it was intended to rouse nationalistic furore justifying a military intervention. Yes
  - RandVal30141 9y ago
    ""Bana" is a media campaign." A child.
    - alva 9y ago
      "Bana" is both a real child and very likely a well resourced propaganda operation.
      - cat199 9y ago
        So many conspiracies! I simply must put on my white helmet to keep out the radiation..
    - baursak 9y ago
      Nayirah, for example, was also indeed a child. But she was also a propaganda operation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayirah_(testimony) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayirah_(testimony)

matt4077 9y ago

She posted on Twitter: > Why would they bomb us and kill innocent people everyday? > - Bana So I doubt that being "exploited" by the evil UN anti-warmongerers is of particular concern to her. I'd even guess she would want to help to stop this, and prevent further atrocities of this magnitude. You've really gotten away with the wrong lessons from Wag the Dog if you consider this exploitative. The problem in WtD was that it was intended to rouse nationalistic furore justifying a military intervention. This is intended to produce goodwill for refugees. And, of course, the problem in Wag the Dog was that the girl was an actress in California, and there was no war. Are you doubting that there is a war in Syria?

Phil_Latio 9y ago
Well I mean this, and it's just the info you find on wikipedia, there is more: > Observers have questioned whether Bana understands the concepts that she tweets about. She is a seven-year-old child who does not speak English. A journalist for The New Yorker noted that her "video statements often have a scripted quality, as if she is being coached by her mother to communicate her thoughts in a language that she is only beginning to learn." > In a now deleted tweet, Bana said it is "better to start 3rd world war instead of letting Russia & assad commit #HolocaustAleppo". > In a separate incident, Bana appeared on Turkish television program Channel TV, where she was asked what her favorite food was, and she replied, "Save the children of Syria". "Bana" is a media campaign. >The problem in WtD was that it was intended to rouse nationalistic furore justifying a military intervention. Yes
- RandVal30141 9y ago
  ""Bana" is a media campaign." A child.
  - alva 9y ago
    "Bana" is both a real child and very likely a well resourced propaganda operation.
    - cat199 9y ago
      So many conspiracies! I simply must put on my white helmet to keep out the radiation..
  - baursak 9y ago
    Nayirah, for example, was also indeed a child. But she was also a propaganda operation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayirah_(testimony) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayirah_(testimony)