• Toldry@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    To be precise, Bernie opposes unconditional aid. He’s not completely opposed to any aid to Israel whatsoever; He wants to stipulate the aid under the condition that the Israel government does more to safeguard the lives of uninvolved Palestinian civilians.

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      1 year ago

      The entire article seems designed to confuse if not intentionally mislead the reader.

      “Unconditional” certainly would have fit in the title.

      Or, if not, it could have been added to the text below the title that instead juxtaposes Republican opposition as if to suggest Bernie has the same interests as Republicans.

      Or, it could have at least been in the first paragraph where they state Bernie’s opposition again.

      But no, you have to read through nearly half the article to find that important qualifier in paragraph 5.

      It’s hard to imagine this is anything other than an attempt to misrepresent his position.

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        1 year ago

        It seems that way because it is. It’s a for-profit media company, owned and run by rich neoliberals, who are shareholders in other for-profit companies owned by neoliberals, reporting on someone who is a genuine threat to that system.

        Most of the “left vs right” in politics and media is just an elaborate pantomime to vie for market share. The moment someone is a genuine threat to neoliberalism, watch them all unite to take them down.