Western Media Discovers 'Crackdown' in Iran, Ignores US Proxy Wars Everywhere Else
When Iran responds with force to domestic unrest, the headlines scream 'crackdown' and rightly highlight human rights concerns. Yet, this same rigorous moral accounting often falters when examining, say, Saudi Arabia's lethal crackdowns on dissent, or Egypt's suppression of its own populace. The selective outrage isn't lost on observers: it's not the crackdown itself that's always the issue for
Western media, but whose crackdown it is. One might wonder if the 'systematic' nature of an allied government's brutality is simply reframed as 'maintaining stability' or a 'necessary measure against extremism.' This convenient framing serves a well-worn geopolitical script. Footage of Iranian state violence is invaluable for narratives supporting sanctions or regime change—conveniently forgetting
the destabilizing role foreign intel agencies ( cough Mossad, CIA cough ) have played in fomenting unrest, often conflating legitimate opposition with foreign-backed agents. Funny how those cameras always seem to miss the CIA's fingerprints on the 'spontaneous' protests in countries that defy US hegemony.