supersquirrelThe Palestinian Genocide IS NOT US Politics OK!!!
Insanity of saying the US fueled, funded, and permitted (with the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA even going so far as to say he will help Israel “do what they need to do”) genocide in Gaza isn’t US politics aside, why the fuck would you name your com “politics” and not allow politics from the hundreds of other countries?
Name your damn com US politics then, and maybe learn about the impacts of US foreign policy and recognize that the imperial hegemonic effects of the USs actions actually are US politics.
JFC that’s a stupid com.
It honestly hurts my brain and I would be more inclined to laugh about it if it didn’t hurt my heart so badly to see discussion of the Palestinian Genocide so clearly silenced by people like Jordan Lund.
jordanlundYou aren’t being silenced, you were re-directed to the appropriate community which is [email protected] , not !politics.
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You just banned me from !politics, which would be the definition of silencing?
I temp banned you for three days after you repeatedly failed to follow the clear guidelines I gave you.
When the ban expires, you’re welcome to post US Politics articles back in Politics as you did here (excellent post BTW):
If you insist on posting “Israel bad!” to a community specifically for US Politics, you will get banned again.
Israel / Gaza = Goes in [email protected]
Things actually involving US Politics goes in Politics.
This is why separate communities exist.
Democrats introduce ‘Justice for Hind Rajab Act’ as film about her death gains Oscar buzz - Lemmy.World
> Rajab was a six-year-old Palestinian girl from Gaza whose agonising death at the hands of Israeli soldiers on 29 January 2024 has become symbolic of the widespread violations of international humanitarian law committed during Israel’s genocide in the enclave, where over 72,000 Palestinians have been killed.
To say that Israel and Gaza arent predominant political issues in US politics is just straight up denial
They CAN be political issues, notably AIPAC interference in US elections, but the removed articles has ZERO connection to US Politics which is the stated purpose of [email protected]
Please feel free to review the removed articles, note how none of them mention any connection to US Politics, Policy, or Politicians.
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Idk, seems like an article discussing US media coverage of a US political issue is pretty definitionally about US politics
Nope, again, war crimes by Israel is not a US Political issue.
It is when it’s in the context of US coverage and commentary by political actors (not just limited to politicians, but activists, journalists, unions, and corporations (since at least Citizens United)
“It’s not a US political issue if democratic politicians continue avoiding talking about it” is quite the take lmao
Not in the context of of the articles that were removed.
- US Media Coverage of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza*
That second one is quite literally about US political news coverage. It’s in the fucking headline jackass.
No, it is not. Read it reeeeallly closely:
US Media Coverage = Not politics
Israel’s genocide in Gaza = Not US.
Jesus fuck you’re dense.
“A U.S. official with knowledge of American intelligence says Hamas has a command node under the Al-Shifa hospital…”
“Like CNN, NBC News and ABC News similarly quoted White House officials claiming that Hamas had infiltrated hospitals, including Al-Shifa.”
“Western establishment media’s reliance on official assertions helped normalize what should have been unthinkable.”
- U.S. officials making claims being used by Israel to justify war crimes
- US new outlets, who broadly legitimize state department narratives on foreign conflicts and interests, reporting on those claims without validating them
The irony of your editorializing in your moderation decisions would be far more entertaining to me if the reasoning for it weren’t so fucking transparent.
Now, go back to the articles THAT WERE REMOVED and show me where that connection is.
They ARE NOT THERE.
Those are direct quotes from the second article listed that were removed (and still appear to be removed) in the OP for the stated “”“not us politics”“” reason, you unwashed bunghole.
US Media coverage IS NOT POLITICS.
Lmao, coverage of what, Jordan? Whose statements are they reporting on?
Certainly not White House officials, that would be hard to claim irrelevant to US politics
They are talking about US media coverage of international affairs, not US politics. None of that is US politics.
Again, perfectly fit for [email protected] as noted, I could see it in [email protected] as well, but there is absolutely NO political angle which means it does NOT go in [email protected]
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Let’s not split hairs here, Jordan. They’re reporting on how US media reports on official White House accounting of international affairs, not the affairs themselves. US political actors (both US media and actual White House officials) are the actual subjects of this story, not Israel.
You can complain all you want about the white house being pestered to give their accounting of events in Gaza at all, but it becomes US politics the moment they’re actively engaging in the discussion and the US media is centering them in their coverage. It’s certainly unflattering - i sympathize with why you might be frustrated by the topic, especially after how 2024 went and especially as we prepare for a 2028 campaign.
Israel and Gaza are losing topics for democrats - that much is abundantly clear.
Again, not what the removed article was about. Go back and read it again. Here’s a link in case you forgot:
dawnmena.org/destroying-al-shifa-hospital-robin-a…
The story is about US Media failing to accurately cover Israel’s attack on a hospital.
The media is not US Politics. Israel is not US Politics. Blowing up a hospital in Gaza is not US Politics.
So, 100%, post it to [email protected] where it belongs. Would be a good fit for [email protected] as well.
But again, I have to ask… why continue to argue the point instead of simply re-posting to the correct community? 🤔 It’s almost like they don’t actually care about the story in the first place.
Destroying Al-Shifa Hospital: “The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza”
The assault on Gaza’s hospitals by Israel — particularly Al-Shifa — unfolded not only as a military campaign but as a media event. Graphic imagery, anonymous intelligence claims and carefully staged briefings shaped how mainstream media reported the destruction of Gaza’s medical infrastructure and presented it to global audiences. In the process, attacks on civilians and health care facilities were framed as contested narratives rather than urgent violations of international law, reflecting Western establishment media’s complicity in Israel’s genocidal assault on the Strip.
The story is about US Media failing to accurately cover Israel’s attack on a hospital
by failing to scrutinize official accounting by US officials
You keep leaving that pretty crucial piece out there kid. The larger story is about how US media is in bed with US state department interests - a relationship with an actual-fucking-textbook term: manufacturing consent
And the reason why it’s important to continue making the problem known here is tbe same reason it was important for activists to show up to Harris/Biden rallies in 2023 protesting US complicity on Gaza. It’s the reason the tide has turned so hard that you have to sit here and pretend like there’s some procedural reason to cut Israel out of the US political conversation instead of just ignoring it entirely.
God save you and the DNC for 2028, because noone else will.
The action is the failure of US News to accurately report an attack by Israel.
by repeating US official statements as fact
The headline isnt “US media reported the time from clocks later discovered to be broken”, it’s “US media reports innocence of serial killer after his mom tells them that he’s totally innocent”
You misunderstand the point, the US Media fails to act critically, but that action is not politically based, it’s corporate based.
If the story were “US Politicians lie about Gaza”, that’s fine, that’s talking about the actions of the US Political sphere.
This story is “US Media lies about Gaza” which is the failure of the US Media.
So, again, absolutely correct for [email protected] but not [email protected]
Here’s an example of a media story that WOULD be fit for Politics, can you see the difference?
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the US Media fails to act critically, but that action is not politically based, it’s corporate based
Ohhhhh, watch your step there bud, you might accidently step in some actual political theory there
If the story were “US Politicians lie about Gaza”, that’s fine, that’s talking about the actions of the US Political sphere.
This story is “US Media lies about Gaza” which is the failure of the US Media
LMAO those are the actual two parts of this exact story.