MSNBC 'Honest': Democrats Avoid 'Ceasefire,' Prefer 'Peace Deal' for Gaza
The mainstream outlets, MSNBC included, are busy praising Democrats for using carefully selected vocabulary. They laud the 'peace deal' framing as a masterclass in political rhetoric. What they conveniently omit? The staggering $3.8 billion in annual military aid the U.S. provides to Israel, or how many of these 'peace deals' have been brokered over Gaza since 2008, only to be followed by another
bombing campaign. The historical pattern suggests these 'deals' are less about peace and more about temporary lulls in an ongoing occupation, often resuming with US-supplied weaponry. One might wonder if calling it a 'peace deal' for a brief pause in hostilities that left hundreds dead is akin to calling a band-aid a full surgical recovery. The strategic choice of words certainly ensures that no
inconvenient questions about root causes or accountability need be asked. How many times does a 'peace deal' have to fail before we admit it's not actually peace?