DW Asks 'Why Are Asia's Youth Angry?'; Ignores Neocolonial History
The DW piece ponders the 'anger' of Asian youth, citing job insecurity and climate anxiety. A valid starting point, yet it meticulously avoids any deeper historical or geopolitical context—like, say, how Western foreign policy and corporate exploitation have exacerbated these very issues for decades. It's a classic case of examining the symptoms without daring to diagnose the disease. One might
wonder if DW's German government funding (approximately €400 million in 2023) has anything to do with its curated amnesia. No mention of resource extraction, proxy wars, or economic policies that benefit Western corporations over local populations. When will mainstream media realize that 'anger' doesn't manifest out of thin air, but often from a thoroughly justified and well-documented history of
oppression?