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Blair Peterson

One Powerful Illustration Shows Exactly What's Wrong With How the West Talks About Ebol... - 4 views

  • We can see this clearly on Fox News, where Andrea Tantaros parroted the idea that African countries "do not believe in traditional medical care" and that residents might "seek treatment from a witch doctor that practices santería." Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) suggested that we should fear migrants because they might carry "deadly diseases such as swine flu, dengue fever, Ebola virus and tuberculosis," while CNN suggested Ebola is the "ISIS of biological agents." (It's no coincidence that both are "foreign" entities.)   
luizapinto

Israeli polls show overwhelming support for Gaza campaign | World news | theguardian.com - 0 views

  • 86% of Israeli Jews said they supported the war.
  • Fewer than 10% agreed that it was time to stop
  • "There is no pressure on people – this is authentic support. People think this is a just war."
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  • Israeli military casualties and rocket attacks, playing down Palestinian civilian deaths.
  • A supermarket employee was fired for expressing joy over the death of Israeli soldiers. A bank employee was sacked after writing grossly antisemitic remarks on Facebook.
gabsandres

The impact of Charlie Hebdo: Americans now back Muhammad cartoons - The Washington Post - 0 views

  • Ever since the terrorist attacks in Paris shortly after the New Year, U.S. media have been debating within their newsrooms whether to publish the cartoon that ran immediately before the terrorist attack. 
  • About twice as many Americans thought the European newspapers who published such images were acting irresponsibly (61 percent) than those who thought it was responsible to publish them (29 percent).
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