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U.S. “objectivity” still favors Israeli narratives. Why? (objectivejournalism.org)

submitted 1 month ago by Garibaldee@lemm.ee to c/usa@midwest.social

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[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The existence of Israel in west asia as an imperial dog is very useful to the US as a destabilizing force. It's as simple as the US needing Israel to exist in order to maintain its crumbling hegemony.

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think the dog in this metaphor has snapped it's leash

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

That would absolve America of its guilt

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nope. If it had, you'd see a different reaction from its master. Dog is still behaving within acceptable parameters.

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 2 points 1 month ago

I imagine it's like the master going "My dog is a good boy, he'd never hurt anyone!" As the dog is whipping a toddler around by the ankles