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“You simply cannot fit more America into a single incident than a man dying a horrifying death in protest of war crimes while a first responder screams at cops to stop pointing their guns at him and go get fire extinguishers. If you were to pick a single moment in history to sum up the essence and expression of the US empire, that would be it.”

Caitlin Johnstone, The Most American Thing That Has Ever Happened

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I want everyone to look at how The New York Times (paywall-bypass link) covered this event - specifically this sentence:

“I will no longer be complicit in genocide,” a man says in the video, echoing language that opponents of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza have used to describe the war.

Read it. Read it again. Think of all of the ways in which they could have presented his statement. Read it again.

Every single Language Arts teacher should use this sentence to teach students how to read for bias.

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In case anyone is curious:

De-personification - referring to Aaron Bushnell as just "a man" in an article specifically about him and his actions.

Passive framing - he's not making a statement, he's "echoing" things other people have said, thus decreasing the impact of his statement.

Referring to people who are against the genocide in Palestine as "opponents", implying that there is an equal conflict between two parties, instead of, you know, a genocide.

Specifically naming Israel and not Palestine

Describing the genocide as a war, again implying a conflict and not a colonial state murdering civilians.

Finally, the overall tone of this sentence is one which SPECIFICALLY distances both the reader and the actions of Aaron Bushnell from the genocide in Palestine. "Have used" being past tense instead of present tense especially stands out to me, because it, again, implies something which is not currently occurring, and separates Aaron Bushnell from the category of people who are opposing the genocide in Palestine.

The media is not impartial, not any media, anywhere, ever. The key is to be able to identify any bias and decide what that tells you about the statements contained within.

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"Thank you for giving the members and myself 1st place and always making us blissful ❤️ I'm in trouble that even when I'm giving everything, I'm still receiving so much more. That's why I always feel apologetic.. But despite so, instead of saying sorry, I'll also work really hard, go closer (to everyone) and make y'all smile even more 🫶🏻 I love Eris 😘 I have to do really well, that's how I'll repay everyone! It's not the same promise as this morning's.. This is a promise (pledge) that I've been keeping for years, so please believe me..... >< ㅋㅋㅋ" Translation