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The courageous stance of students across the country in defiance of genocide is accompanied by a near total blackout of their voices. Their words are the ones we most need to hear. (chrishedges.substack.com)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I see you have reading comprehension problems. I didn't ask you to provide links to media reporting about the protests. I asked you to provide links reporting what the protesters are saying.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I actually went through a few of those links and they don't say much at all, or reframe the reasons the students are there while only quoting irrelevant statements.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Exactly, and that's precisely my point. Western media is refusing o engage with what the protesters say or why they're protesting. Parenti does a great job outlining this tactic in Inventing Reality incidentally.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Btw this was an excellent article! I have it bookmarked now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

For sure, Hedges nails it.