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It’s infuriating how little anyone cares about the Tigray. It’s genuinely a horrific human rights crisis - far more than most today - and yet there’s sparse MSM

It’s infuriating how little anyone cares about the Tigray. It’s genuinely a horrific human rights crisis - far more than most today - and yet there’s sparse MSM coverage as well as a lack of general awareness or care about it in the Western world. It’s a genocide with a death toll and impact far exceeding that of the Uyghurs, Palestine, or any media spectacle du jour. It’s partly driven by social media and the inability of platforms to crack down on hate speech where it causes harm. Despite this, they (in particular Twitter) seem much more vociferous in pursuing more trivial things like suspending people for misgendering or swearing...

pydry 5y ago
The MSM doesnt care because it has little geopolitical significance to the west. It wouldnt care about the Uyghurs either if stirring up ethnic strife on borderlands weren't such a cheap and effective way of sapping the strength of rival powers. Or Israel, if it didnt wield such enormous influence within the United States.
axiosgunnar 5y ago
> Uyghurs, Palestine, or any media spectacle du jour. The Uygurs are completely swept under the rug as well, because speaking up might impact cheap gadget imports. Or where have you seen a Western company or news outlets publicly mentioning the Uyghur genocide? I believe Intel made the mistake, and promptly apologized and vowed to never do it again.
oldway 5y ago
Its sad to see that such lies are being spread all over the world. You have no idea what you're talking about and spreading misinformation. There is no genocide of Tigray. They are the ones who started the war by attacking the northern command of the defence forces. Most people in Ethiopia were shocked to see the coverage of the war on wester media and how one sided it was. Now nobody trusts BBC, CNN etc... because they have shown themselves to be a tool of governments and not independent

pydry 5y ago

The MSM doesnt care because it has little geopolitical significance to the west. It wouldnt care about the Uyghurs either if stirring up ethnic strife on borderlands weren't such a cheap and effective way of sapping the strength of rival powers. Or Israel, if it didnt wield such enormous influence within the United States.

axiosgunnar 5y ago

> Uyghurs, Palestine, or any media spectacle du jour. The Uygurs are completely swept under the rug as well, because speaking up might impact cheap gadget imports. Or where have you seen a Western company or news outlets publicly mentioning the Uyghur genocide? I believe Intel made the mistake, and promptly apologized and vowed to never do it again.

oldway 5y ago

Its sad to see that such lies are being spread all over the world. You have no idea what you're talking about and spreading misinformation. There is no genocide of Tigray. They are the ones who started the war by attacking the northern command of the defence forces. Most people in Ethiopia were shocked to see the coverage of the war on wester media and how one sided it was. Now nobody trusts BBC, CNN etc... because they have shown themselves to be a tool of governments and not independent