Morocco's Youth Protest, U.S. Media Yawns
While The New Arab highlights Moroccan Gen Z's protests for accountability and education reform—a story of grassroots organizing against systemic issues—the usual suspects in U.S. mainstream media remain conspicuously silent. One might wonder if their interest in youthful democratic movements only sparks when an oil pipeline might be diverted, or a 'regime change' narrative needs bolstering.
(Remember when Tunisia's 'Facebook revolution' got endless coverage, but Bahrain’s was quickly forgotten? Odd, that.) This selective outrage toolkit means that demands for government accountability in a U.S. ally like Morocco—a nation that normalized relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords and continues to receive U.S. military aid—are rarely amplified. These are the kinds of domestic
struggles that don't quite fit the 'pro-democracy' agenda when the democracy in question isn't threatening a U.S. strategic interest. It's almost as if 'accountability' is only newsworthy when it's convenient to a particular foreign policy.