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Make no mistake, banning all criticism of Israel, including what's been done to Gaza, will simply lead the way to more atrocities:  

 

 Respect to Ahmed Al Ahmed:

The world is witnessing a live genocide that couldn't be justified, and now there's a push to demonize the a whole religion in order to muddy the waters:

 

  Interesting that when shootings happen in America, there are factions falling over themselves to warn people from "politicizing" the tragedy.

 

 

 Tell me what you think happened in this video: Well, look at how the media frames it: This is why the framing of what is happening in Gaza is important; talking about violent actions without consistently acknowledging the source of that action prevents people from getting a clear picture. For Gaza, it's rarely stated that the IDF is doing the shooting and bombing that is resulting in the deaths of children, medical staff and journalists (aka, non-combatants).  For the story of this Australian reporter, most people who won't read past the headline will think that she was not shot by the police.  This passive-aggressive method of reporting violence done by those in authority only reinforces the idea that the mainstream media is at best complicit and at worse fully aligned with the state.

 

 Australia decides that it's aboriginal population only sorta, kinda counts : Australians have resoundingly rejected a proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in the country’s constitution and establish a body to advise parliament on Indigenous issues. Saturday’s voice to parliament referendum failed, with the defeat clear shortly after polls closed. To succeed, the yes campaign – advocating for the voice – needed to secure a double majority, meaning it needed both a majority of the national vote, as well as majorities in four of Australia’s six states. The defeat will be seen by Indigenous advocates as a blow to what has been a hard fought struggle to progress reconciliation and recognition in modern Australia, with First Nations people continuing to suffer discrimination, poorer health and economic outcomes. More than 17 million Australians were enrolled for the compulsory vote, with many expats visiting embassies around the world in the weeks leading up to Saturday’s poll. The p...

 Can't let a counter-narrative get in the way of the capitalist-driven Military-Industrial Complex: