“I will no longer be complicit in genocide [in Gaza]. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest,” the man apparently said before setting himself alight and repeatedly shouting “Free Palestine!”

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  • Ooops@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    Don’t confuse people whose whole narrative is build on some conspiracy of media suppression with facts.

    I guess skipping the term “Lügenpresse” to avoid the obvious link was deemed enough progress to keep that same 100 years old tactic alive…

    • onkyo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      They said almost no and virtually no coverege. It’s not anti-semitic to point out that western media is heavily skewed towards Israel. You’re completely delusional if you think that’s not the case.

      Obviously there were going to be articles about the man who set himself on fire just as there was for the person who did it in 2022 due to the climate crisis. The point is the attention the media places on WHY it happens that is being ignored or heavily downplayed.

      • WarlockLawyer@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        The ABC article felt like satire in how much it avoided context or referencing what was said in the video