Mainstream Media 'Missing' Massacre in Plain Sight
When a civilian is reportedly massacred while simply playing chess on their street, as described in Electronic Intifada's 'Brown eyed girl, men playing chess massacred on my street,' one might expect a flurry of condemnation and calls for investigation from international bodies. Yet, the corporate press largely buries such incidents or frames them as unavoidable 'clashes,' if they're covered at
all. This selective outrage—or selective silence—conveniently avoids scrutinizing the systemic violence enabled by unwavering political and financial support for the perpetrators. This isn't an isolated event; it's a pattern. The same outlets that decry 'terrorism' selectively ignore state-sanctioned violence against civilians, erasing the human cost from their headlines. The silence on such
reports effectively normalizes the routine targeting of life itself, turning human beings into statistics or, worse, invisible entities.