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Western media tolerates virtually no dissent from the left on Ukraine, but does tolerate some dissent from the left regarding Palestine. Why? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by duderium@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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Is it because Palestine is the underdog while Ukraine seems to be the underdog…? What is the deal with this?

I’m just talking about the corporate media here. Obviously you will lose your job if you advocate for peace in Ukraine or Palestine from a left perspective. In the media landscape, you can criticize the Ukraine War all you like from the right, but only some dissent regarding Palestine is permitted from the left. What is going on here? There are also very few protests in favor of peace in Ukraine from the left, but massive leftwing protests in favor of a ceasefire in Palestine.

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[–] jack@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ukraine is much easier to defend because, without an understanding of the global imperial system, they seem like they're under unprovoked assault by an imperialist neighbor.

Everyone is flooded with images of the genocide in Gaza, and the brazen horrors outweigh anything seen in the past decade or two. It's way, way harder to build a case for the defense of Israel.