The BBC is atrocious on Palestine/Israel; utterly subservient to the occupying Apartheid state. Disgraceful.
On the other side of the coin, here's Katie Halper and Miko Peled at the People's Forum:
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...no amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party...So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.
Not "ignorant" Morrissey -- EM knows extacly what's she's doing
BBC journalists for the most part are pretty savvy people and must know they have chosen fame, prestige, status, lucrative salaries over telling the truth. Maitlis knows perfectly well that Israel is an apartheid state oppressing the indigent population but if she addresses that question live on air she will be out of a job by the end of the week. Bang goes all the perks, the lovely lifestyle, the fawning and scraping adulation by other media hacks and hob-nobbing with politicians and entertainment stars. It's a lot to give up.
Maybe there's cognitive dissonance at work here too, which enables her to keep fairly sane and stable, so she doesn't throw up at glimpsing her own reflection in a mirror. But sleeping at night with a restful mind might be a problem. Alcohol is a possible temporary solution.
It will cost the UK taxpayer £132bn to decommission all the UK’s civil nuclear sites and the work will not be completed for another 120 years, according to latest estimates. Report -- May 2022:
Re: Not "ignorant" Morrissey -- EM knows extacly what's she's doing
Those leopard-skin boots don't pay for themselves....no amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party...So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin.
Re: Not "ignorant" Morrissey -- EM knows extacly what's she's doing
I think it was Maitlis' predecessor on Newsnight, Kirsty Wark who interviewed a supporter of Palestinians a while ago and asked them about 10 times very aggressively 'do you condemn the rockets', effectively sabotaging the interview. Tried to find the clip once but failed. Anyway it's a beloved tactic by state propagandists everywhere to deflect attention from their crimes by focusing on those of official enemies, real, imagined or exaggerated to the point of absurdity. 'We' are always the 'Good Guys'.
on November 19, 2022, 9:30 am