Comments by "Acid Joke" (@PWMoze) on "How Ukraine War EXPOSES Western Racism | Peter Oborne" video.

  1. As a jounalist I think Peter imagines that if the mainstream media were to focus more fairly upon suffering caused or contributed towards by the West it would actually make a difference? It would have been very ironic if the British Government, encouraged by an informed British public, had insisted upon a no fly zone over Yemen, considering that most of the Saudi fighter bombers were sold to them (and maintained) by British Aerospace. Most people who give a damn know about it and are powerless to effect it politically. Meanwhile, in the UK, our involvement with the Saudis is entrenched. We find ourselves pleading with the Saudis to sell us more oil (and to buy our football clubs) if we are to boycott Russian fuel exports, regardless of very well documented human rights violations and 80+ executions hurriedly carried out prior to BJ's state visit. Our very valuable arms exports are inextricably linked to the Saudis and their cruel regime. Subsequently, not only does the rest of the world suspect that the West (and more specifically the UK) is entirely lacking in any kind moral or ethical consistency (Afghanistan, Palestine, Syria, Libya, Iraq) but most informed Westerners see it too (Oman, Quater, Saudi Arabia etc) and struggle to find any way to influence that situation. Despite how well or ill-informed they may be by the Western mainstream media. But to describe our values as being explained by 'racism' isn't entirely fair. If that were true, why were we not concerned when the Russians originally invaded the Dombas region, the Crimea, South Asetia or Chechnya? Could the important factor be geographical proximity? Could it be the extent to which the agrressor threatens our own stability? Could it be that some geopolitical crises are simply easier to explain to the public? Sometimes the causes of the struggle are not clearly understood. Yemen is a good example, it is an inter Islamic religious conflict in essence. Understandably Western audiences are loathed to make judgements in such situations and don't fully understand the disputed issues. Hence the lack of interest from news editors. Its not that Westerners don't care or because they are 'racist'. Of course the Western mainstream media is biased as to which narratives it choses to promote. But so are the Arab, Chinese, Latin American, South East Asian and of course the Russian news outlets. The Chinese are currently promoting the idea that Putin is a charismatic ally who has legitimate security concerns through their own state controlled media outlets . They are not focusing upon the Ukrainian suffering because it would not serve their narrative. The Indian mainstream media is similarly refusing to denounce Putin because of their own percieved 'neutrality'. Even the media outlets in Turkey and Israel are steering clear of making overt moral judgements about the Ukrainian crisis. However, they all report upon the USA and the West on a daily basis with great disdain and critical scrutiny (not entirely inaccurately). Why do we expect the Western media to have a different modus operandi when it comes to issues relating to our own stated allies and enemies? Media coverage doesn't lessen the suffering of the oppressed peoples of the World and only journalsists expect it to? It has never significantly improved the situation for Palestinians, it is not doing any practical good in Myanmar and international awareness of the plight of the Uighars in China is not helping them either. Mass media coverage even serves to trivialise suffering sometimes and we all know it can sensationalise or even diminish armed conflicts when it becomes complacent. My point is that; it is a lazy argument to suggest we don't focus upon certain global conflicts because we are racist.The Ukrainian crisis is getting wall to wall coverage because it may just be the most important event in European and global politics in a generation. It demands coverage and analysis because, like 9/11, all our notions of political order, global politics and economic certainties are being destroyed by it. Yemen, Myanmar, The Uyghars, Afghanistan will all be overshadowed by this unfolding event. Even with meticulous coverage by the Western media, we will all be helpless as we watch it unfold, unable to minimise the suffering of the ordinary people involved in it.
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