Here in India, media is a tool of the fascists. I am ashamed to say it but the concept of journalistic standards is alien to the audience here. The media literally parrots the IOF line, to such a degree of precision that makes me think that I underestimated the sheer evil that can exist in the heart of human beings.

But India is a kind of a special case in the Global South, since its an Islamophobic Hindu fascist state and the preposterous IOF talking points slot well with the racist talking points.

But I am wondering what the situation is like everywhere else. Please fill me in.

  • big_spoon@lemmygrad.ml
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    11 minutes ago

    genocide? you're really telling me that israel isn't defending itself from those evul terrorists of hamas?

    yeah, the prez may be a leftist, but the media is mostly rightoid

  • RedFortress@lemmygrad.ml
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    6 hours ago

    I hate it. Constant bashing of Iran and Hezbollah because they're Shia and friends of Algeria and mocking their missile attacks while also claiming that they and Israel are just putting on a fake show. This coming from a country who's been the mole in the Arab world since the 1960s.

    *removed externally hosted image*

  • Rania 🇩🇿🏳️‍⚧️@lemmygrad.ml
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    9 hours ago

    Radio stations in some Algerian provinces were unironically playing Hamas songs then putting a news a cut every time Abu Obeida spoke.
    Pro Government news are saying "the genocidal war of the zionist entity backed by the west" and are reporting daily deaths and speeches by Hamas Hizbullah and Ansarallah.
    The biggest (real) opposition is calling for us to step out of the square of shame and declare war.

    • SadArtemis [she/her]
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      4 hours ago

      Seeing Mexicans, Brazilians, and (presumably) Jordanians claiming this- I'm not surprised, as the US basically owns (or influences to such an extent it effectively owns) much of the mainstream "local" media around the world.

      How is the mainstream sentiment, though? I know that much of Latin America deals with... considerable amounts of cracKKKerism/comprador-ism, but most countries are not generally as cursed as the imperial cores all the same. Hopefully this is severely weakening these media sources and the western influence on public opinion?

      • rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml
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        3 hours ago

        From my perspective, the mainstream sentiment is varied. The constant pro-palestinian protest are weakening the zionist narrative. Lots of outspoken zionist(or the ones that are within my circles) have shut their mouths and moved on to showcasing their wealth.

        Adding to see the perspective of @bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml to enrich this discusion

  • Redcuban1959 [any]
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    10 hours ago

    Most channels (CNN and the local ones) are Pro-Israel, but keep this lib views that the war is not against the Palestinians or Arabs, but against Hamas and Hezbollah or whatever. They do bring Pro-Palestinian people to talk too and just let them talk. Channels like Telesur and some others are Pro-Palestine and Anti-Zionism.

  • אייג'אן איברהימוב🇵🇸☭@lemmygrad.ml
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    12 hours ago

    Here ( where I live ) the Yankees control everything ( including the media ) , and favor the zionists a lot , so when it comes to Palestine , is mostly anti-arab stuff and calling Palestinian people "terrorists" daily on the media nonstop .