Fox 'Discovers' Sudan, Forgets US Role in Global Neglect
Yes, Sudan is suffering, a crisis reaching unimaginable scale with 12 million displaced. Fox highlights this as the 'world fixates on other wars.' But consider which 'other wars' monopolize headlines and political will. The US Congress recently approved another $14 billion in military aid to Israel, a decision supported by politicians like Rep. Smith who, according to OpenSecrets, received a cool
$450,000 from AIPAC in 2023. Funds that could, one assumes, address a humanitarian disaster like Sudan, but are instead channeled towards another conflict where the US is critically involved, not merely an observer. It’s almost as if some conflicts are deemed worthy of endless airtime, aid, and moral indignation, while others, like Sudan's devastating civil war (fueled by a complex history of
foreign interference and internal strife completely absent from Fox's narrative), are only spotlighted when they can serve as a convenient rhetorical device to scold the public for not caring enough. The real question isn't why the 'world fixates,' but why media outlets like Fox News selectively amplify and ignore crises based on geopolitical utility.