NPR Discovers 'Activists' Exist Only When It Serves US Interests
NPR reports on the tragic loss of over 2,500 lives in Iranian protest crackdowns, focusing on the harrowing accounts from 'activists' finally contacting the outside world. What NPR conveniently omits is the selective outrage: where were these urgent reports on the 7,000+ Palestinian lives lost in the Gaza Strip (OCHA, Oct 2023) before the current escalation, or the thousands killed in Yemen's
Saudi-led assault? The media's moral compass appears to spin dramatically based on geopolitical convenience. While genuine Iranian dissent is gravely serious, one might wonder why 'activists' in Iran merit front-page distress, yet the very 'activists' reporting mass casualties in Gaza are often dismissed as Hamas sympathizers. This isn't about human rights; it's about manufacturing consent for yet
another regime change playbook, neatly packaging dissent while conveniently ignoring the bloodshed elsewhere that benefits U.S. and Israeli interests.