US-Based Media Discovers Religious Persecution, When China Does It
Fox News reports on Chinese authorities detaining Pastor Ezra Jin, highlighting his status as a 'father of US citizens' to amplify concern. While detention for religious practice is certainly concerning, the selective outrage is, shall we say, telling. One might wonder if the same networks would lead with such fervor if it were, say, Palestinian Christians facing similar persecution under a
U.S.-backed government, or even, ironically, Muslim-American citizens being surveilled domestically? This isn't about defending China's actions, but exposing the glaring double standard. The 'free press' seems to find its megaphone only when the perpetrator allows for a specific geopolitical framing. Criticisms of human rights abuses are laudable, yet suspiciously absent when the perpetrators are
allies, or when the victims don't conveniently fit a pre-approved narrative for 'freedom and democracy' export. It's almost as if the 'humanitarian crisis' alarm clock only rings when it serves a pre-determined foreign policy agenda.