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> “Amazing mainstream Western media gives glowing coverage of people resisting invasion by making molotov cocktails,” one social media user remarked. “If they w

> “Amazing mainstream Western media gives glowing coverage of people resisting invasion by making molotov cocktails,” one social media user remarked. “If they were brown people in Yemen or Palestine doing the same they would be labeled terrorists deserving US-Israeli or US-Saudi drone bombing.” Is skin color really the differentiator here? Many in US media called the mostly white Jan. 6th Capitol rioters terrorists. On the other hand, the US provided aid and training to the Arab Mujahideen fighters in their conflict against the largely white Soviets. What's really going on in this article is cherry-picking, to make it seem like there is something more sinister going on than merely caring more about conflicts that are closer to one's home - a tendency that is not exclusively Western. Edit: [the 2nd Congo War] 5.4 million dead. Deadliest conflict since WW2. Half the people with support flags in their bio couldn’t name you the capital let alone the bordering countries. Europeans look after their own. The rest of us can, quite literally, drown. It's interesting to see when a global perspective is used (which conflicts one should care about) vs. when it becomes strictly Eurocentric (which countries should help or accept refugees). Perhaps if the EU were demanding that Algeria (or China, or India, or Brazil, or...) accept Ukrainian refugees, they might have a point. (I say 'might', because, as is usually the case in articles like these, they dutifully pretend Europe/the West has accepted zero non-white immigrants or refugees so far)

yunohn 5y ago
> Many in US media called the mostly white Jan. 6th Capitol rioters terrorists. Interesting that you use this relatively new incident as an example. The name-calling was primarily by social media left, this is not a mainstream take. Regardless, this isolated incident does not change the hypocrisy being displayed in the innumerable examples shown in the article.
- car_analogy 5y ago
shephardjhon 5y ago
"Arab mujahdeen"? That word just proves you know nothing and arent interested in learning because a tiny fact check would tell you that you meant Afghan mujhadeen let alone knowing that off the top of your head when making your intellictually dishonest point. Another proof of you lack of knowledge is the racist anti immigrant sentiment. Pakistan and Iran accept the largest number of refugees in the world mostly from Afghanistan. And I am guessing your hostile attitude has nothing to do with the fact that its AlJezera and not Fox News, which btw sided with Putin up until very recently, saying this. I am not sure if you are a right wing grifter or have conditioned into one by the likes of Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson and CS grad's favourite Nazi, Jordan Peterson but I reccomend you diversify your news sources. Try Some More News, Renagade Cut, or The Damage Report for once if you cant stomach Ari Melbar, Racheal Madow, or John Oliver.
- car_analogy 5y ago
  > Arab mujahdeen"? That word just proves you know nothing and arent interested in learning because a tiny fact check would tell you that you meant Afghan mujhadeen You got me there. I suppose that makes them white, and my point invalid? Despite your lengthy reply, that is the only factual correction you offer (despite your implication otherwise, I never claimed or, I think, even implied, that only the West accepts refugees).

yunohn 5y ago

> Many in US media called the mostly white Jan. 6th Capitol rioters terrorists. Interesting that you use this relatively new incident as an example. The name-calling was primarily by social media left, this is not a mainstream take. Regardless, this isolated incident does not change the hypocrisy being displayed in the innumerable examples shown in the article.

car_analogy 5y ago

shephardjhon 5y ago

"Arab mujahdeen"? That word just proves you know nothing and arent interested in learning because a tiny fact check would tell you that you meant Afghan mujhadeen let alone knowing that off the top of your head when making your intellictually dishonest point. Another proof of you lack of knowledge is the racist anti immigrant sentiment. Pakistan and Iran accept the largest number of refugees in the world mostly from Afghanistan. And I am guessing your hostile attitude has nothing to do with the fact that its AlJezera and not Fox News, which btw sided with Putin up until very recently, saying this. I am not sure if you are a right wing grifter or have conditioned into one by the likes of Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson and CS grad's favourite Nazi, Jordan Peterson but I reccomend you diversify your news sources. Try Some More News, Renagade Cut, or The Damage Report for once if you cant stomach Ari Melbar, Racheal Madow, or John Oliver.

car_analogy 5y ago
> Arab mujahdeen"? That word just proves you know nothing and arent interested in learning because a tiny fact check would tell you that you meant Afghan mujhadeen You got me there. I suppose that makes them white, and my point invalid? Despite your lengthy reply, that is the only factual correction you offer (despite your implication otherwise, I never claimed or, I think, even implied, that only the West accepts refugees).