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I uh, don't spend a lot of time criticizing people in far away places dealing with conditions I am not dealing with so it would be ideal if we skipped to the part where people realize my concern is very much with the power structures I'm immersed in and ruled by; how hey behave, what their goals are, why they want me to see events a certain way.
Why the weather is what it is isn't usually what I'm worried about; why the guy on my TV says I should be happy about the weather, does concern me.
@AnarchoNinaWrites I'm kind of wondering about the same. I don't know if it's just narrative shifting (it's not gaza, it's not the guy who killed a board member, it's not the various insane trump picks), or if it is sort of a long structured groundwork play for either supporting or downplaying israel's importance (could go either way on this one), or if it's...something I have simply not considered.
But considering this wasn't even a whisper a week ago and it's wall to wall (tv coverage) now?
@Oggie What's giving me all kinds of bad deja-vu is the degree to which my media is adamant that "these are moderates" and "Al Qaeda has been purge from the rebels." This is particularly worrisome to me given what Kurdish reports say about the HTS and the long history of Western media deploying the word "moderate" to cover for some pretty terrible allies.
Again tho, I legit don't know their (our media's) precise motives yet.
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As a counterpoint to your (well deserved) cynicism, it could be a Israel distancing move, 'we don't need you as much now that we have these moderates, reduction in free passes'
I am NOT saying this is likely, but it could be a groundwork play. And frankly, I have no fucking idea! This is way, way outside my normal wheelhouse.
Hell it could just be a 'feel good christmas' narrative they want to jam in. Peace and love in the world for our holiday.
I, too, am uncalm.