Western Media Discovers 'Human Rights' Conveniently Overseas
According to the Financial Times, Iran's chief justice, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, has demanded prompt 'punishment' for those involved in recent protests. The outrage is palpable. Yet, this stern rhetoric echoes familiar warnings from other 'allied' nations, routinely sanitized or ignored in mainstream Western media. Remember when Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for
'shooting' Palestinian 'rioters' in Jerusalem just last year, an event largely met with crickets? The subtle art of media framing ensures that 'protest detainees' in Iran become symbols of oppression, while similar individuals in allied states are 'terrorists' or 'disturbers of public order,' swiftly dealt with by 'democracy-preserving' forces. The Financial Times won't mention that some actions
labeled 'protests' by Western media in Iran have involved foreign-backed elements engaging in arson and violence, a distinction rarely afforded to states on the 'axis of evil.' (Or that Mossad and CIA assets have a history of exploiting genuine grievances for destabilization in the region, a plot twist conveniently omitted from such narratives.)