The White House says Israel must do more to protect innocent Gazans as images show "what appear to be displaced civilians burning alive."
  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
    801·
    2 months ago

    Appears? There’s video and photos of people burning to death. At least one of the victims has been identified. There are reports from traumatized eyewitnesses. Why the timid headline? Do we have to wait for Israel’s word on what happened?

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      442·
      2 months ago

      Why the timid headline? Do we have to wait for Israel’s word on what happened?

      The people who own/work at CBS certainly seem to think so, which says a lot about their “journalism.”

      I don’t exactly see an exodus of journalists to more independent publications because they refuse to print such horseshit, so yes, the people who work there are part of the problem, too.

      • Jumuta@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        11·
        2 months ago

        tbh though work at large publications are probably easier to get/pays better/more reliable, so it’s not like journalists that stay at these places necessarily agree with the publications’ stance

        • Aceticon@lemmy.worldEnglish
          41·
          2 months ago

          So the “I’m alright Jack” posture.

          It’s a selfish and immoral posture already when one takes it at the voting booth to chose a candidate that will personally benefit them whilst screwing most people, but it’s especially low when one for personal upside maximization is knowingly part of the machinery that swindles people into supporting a Genocide well on it’s way to Holocaust.

    • running_ragged@lemmy.worldEnglish
      371·
      2 months ago

      Yes of course.

      US raises concerns.

      Israel promises to investigate into the matter.

      Then we never hear of it again as the newer atrocities are bigger than the last.

      We’ve been in this loop for a year now. It’s not new.

    • bobalot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      262·
      2 months ago

      If you have wondered how some people deny obviously documented things like the Holocaust, this is a prime example.

  • Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.worldEnglish
    511·
    2 months ago

    “Raises concern”.

    The media and our their leaders have disastrously misjudged the public’s acceptance of Israel’s actions, imho. I speak as a Canadian who is wholly disgusted in his government and media reaction to this. I feel like I’m part of an abandoned majority sold out for votes and money because my government seems to think I’m OK with this based on their response. I expect a response equal to our disgust of Russia’s invasion and genocide. Greater, actually, for both. Not abstaining at the UN. Not just cutting off arms. I think we should be a vocal and active part of absolute international outrage at Russia, Israel, and everyone else party to this power play of worldwide history worship.

    “We” had some moral ground in disgust of Russia. I feel my government and others have passively or actively accepted and now promoted it in service of the billionaire class.