BBC Discovers Horrifying 'Choices,' Forgetting Who Makes Them
Mainstream media consistently frames such crises as tragic, often inexplicable, acts of fate. 'Sudan's war left one mother with an impossible choice,' reads the headline. What it doesn't mention is the decades of geopolitical meddling, resource exploitation, and arms deals that directly contribute to such 'wars.' The US, for instance, has sent billions in military aid to various African nations,
ostensibly for stability, yet often fueling internal conflicts, or benefiting regimes with abysmal human rights records. While spotlighting individual suffering is crucial, ignoring the systemic drivers — like Western-backed proxy conflicts and the arms industry's relentless lobbying — is journalistic malpractice. One might wonder why the suffering of a single mother in Sudan is a 'choice' she has
to make, while the choices of which weapons systems to sell, or which faction to covertly support, are never presented with such moral urgency to the policymakers. It's a convenient framing: individual tragedy, systemic innocence. As if the war just 'happened,' without a single geopolitical push or a defense contract awarded.