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What is the Purpose of Journalism if War Crimes Are Not Allowed to be Published?
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Be able to start the wars you want
this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2023
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This one is true.
Especially in the western world (and mostly the USA), we have created and participated in many wars. Invasions, government overthrows, etc.
If the media couldn't be controlled, our governments wouldn't be able to justify each war. And that's very bad in a democracy, because public opinion is everything.
So you have to control the media to control the war.
The purpose of modern journalism is to suck up to the billionaire class, and to keep the lower classes scared, poor and stupid, so they don't find out where the REAL source of their pain comes from.
To convince your citizens that war is good, actually.
Making money and accumulating power. Duh.
I think the question is deliberately naive and baiting.
The accusation of “war crimes” requires an actual, full investigation (and trial) to be completely valid and/or meaningful.
Instead, it’s thrown out any time an act of war appears to be particularly unfair or evil, often without full context or detail.
Who does the trial so its valid?
If you were accused of a war crime, who would you want involved?
Accuser, defender, and as close as possible to a neutral host/judge/jury?
It seems that’s the best we can do.
If I was a fascist, like those accused of said war crimes, I'd want to rig the system so that I wouldn't get in trouble. Why not paint neutral groups as hostile so I get to pick my trial?