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NPR is not sure why Aaron Bushnell set himself fire despite it being clearly mentioned in the video. Omit Gaza but mention the hostages taken by Hamas (lemmy.world)
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The article been changed after this went viral.

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

You're cherry-picking stories if that's how you're classifying NPRs coverage. I'm on their site now and searched Gaza...1st 2 stories that come up are about the Michigan voters and the potential cease-fire...makes sense as those are the American-centic stories. Then we get into a story about children starving to death that unequivocally states that Israel tanks were shooting aid trucks and groups of civilians trying to get that aid. Then, a story about a nurse with Doctors without borders who was in one of their shelters when Israel opened fire on them. Again, there is no equivocation.

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You are cherry picking stories. Even the newest NPR version of this article is propaganda as it uses the word "war" instead of Genocide at the very top of the article, literally twisting Aarons words and lying.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Would you have been happier if they said "a protest against Israel's 'genocide'"?

    They weren't quoting him directly in that first sentence, and regardless of how any of us feel about it personally, the ICC said this isn't genocide. Personally, I also feel it's a genocide, but if I said that in an article I wrote, it would be an opinion piece because, when it comes to committing crimes, the western world has generally agreed on the principle of innocent until proven guilty and we prove that guilt in courts of law.

    I noticed you didn't link to the actual article. I'm assuming at this point, based on your posting history and this interaction, that it was a deliberate choice on your part to use a screenshot instead because 4 sentences later, the same article states, "Leadinf up to the incident, Bushnell said in the video that he 'will no longer be complicit in genocide.' Later, as he burned in front of the Israeli Embassy, Bushnell could be seen on the livestream yelling "Free Palestine!"'

    Makes it seem like you're not arguing in good faith, which makes me want to disengage with you at this point.

    https://www.npr.org/2024/02/25/1233810136/fire-man-israeli-embassy-washington

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