▲ 448 ▼ Vice blocked news stories that could offend Saudi Arabia, insiders say (www.theguardian.com) submitted 3 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments Exclusive: Media company recently signed lucrative deal with Saudi government-controlled MBC Group
[–] aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) Love too live in a society with a free press permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee -1 points 3 years ago (2 children) Yeah, people complain about this (rightfully so) but it's still worlds apart from the muzzled or murdered press in places like China and Russia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) I don't disagree with you factually, but why bring this up? This is essentially the same as pointing out that women have it worse elsewhere in the world anytime we talk about patriarchy in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (2 children) Because there's a ton of CCP and Kremlin propaganda on Lemmy and some people need to be reminded of the truth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Durotar@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago The truth is that Russia and China are not related to this post at all. If anything, you're trying to downplay the issue, but it is slow degradation what allows these things to establish as something normal and acceptable. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Historical_General@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Amazing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ukrainian_redditor@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago nice whataboutism permalink fedilink source parent
[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee -1 points 3 years ago (2 children) Yeah, people complain about this (rightfully so) but it's still worlds apart from the muzzled or murdered press in places like China and Russia. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) I don't disagree with you factually, but why bring this up? This is essentially the same as pointing out that women have it worse elsewhere in the world anytime we talk about patriarchy in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (2 children) Because there's a ton of CCP and Kremlin propaganda on Lemmy and some people need to be reminded of the truth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Durotar@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago The truth is that Russia and China are not related to this post at all. If anything, you're trying to downplay the issue, but it is slow degradation what allows these things to establish as something normal and acceptable. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Historical_General@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Amazing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ukrainian_redditor@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago nice whataboutism permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) I don't disagree with you factually, but why bring this up? This is essentially the same as pointing out that women have it worse elsewhere in the world anytime we talk about patriarchy in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (2 children) Because there's a ton of CCP and Kremlin propaganda on Lemmy and some people need to be reminded of the truth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Durotar@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago The truth is that Russia and China are not related to this post at all. If anything, you're trying to downplay the issue, but it is slow degradation what allows these things to establish as something normal and acceptable. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Historical_General@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Amazing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (2 children) Because there's a ton of CCP and Kremlin propaganda on Lemmy and some people need to be reminded of the truth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Durotar@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago The truth is that Russia and China are not related to this post at all. If anything, you're trying to downplay the issue, but it is slow degradation what allows these things to establish as something normal and acceptable. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Historical_General@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Amazing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Durotar@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago The truth is that Russia and China are not related to this post at all. If anything, you're trying to downplay the issue, but it is slow degradation what allows these things to establish as something normal and acceptable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ukrainian_redditor@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago nice whataboutism permalink fedilink source parent