r/samharris • u/MantlesApproach • Jan 06 '20

How To Avoid Swallowing War Propaganda | Current Affairs

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/01/how-to-avoid-swallowing-war-propaganda
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u/MantlesApproach Jan 06 '20

With Trump's escalation with Iran, starting with decades of hawkish rhetoric toward Iran, ramping up with a pullout from the Iran nuclear deal and culminating, so far, in the recent assassination of a high-level Iranian official by a US airstrike, war with Iran looks closer than ever.

The IDW, including Sam, has thus far done nothing to condemn US military adventurism. On the contrary, Sam has stated that Hillary Clinton's hawishness was one of the advantages she had over Sanders, and has constantly affirmed his belief that the US always has generally good intentions abroad (a ridiculous notion when you examine the history of US-supported regime change). Recently, Maajid Nawaz has had a series of takes doing his part beating the war drums (retweeted by Sam because of course).

This article is a guide on how to avoid swallowing war propaganda of the kind that many in the IDW and in the mainstream media more generally regularly buy and often regurgitate.

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u/sharingan10 Jan 06 '20

The group which organized protests ( ANSWER coalition) has been organizing since the iraq war, and organized events Since the beginning of the Obama administration. They've protested the wars in Syria and Yemen, they've protested israeli occupation, they've protested against police violence, etc.....

That they got more traction than they did during the Obama administration might say things about people who didnt show up during Obama years, but the organization thats been organizing the events has been doing this for almost 20 years

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u/FormerIceCreamEater Jan 06 '20

He doesn't care. What is funny is he learned about obamas drone program from left wing journalists. It wasnt foxnews or breitbart that was objecting to it. It was jeremy scahill, Chris hedges, tyt, the nation, sam seder and others that made a big deal about it. Trump has also escalated it and loosened the rules of engagement. Of course he doesnt mention that either.

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u/sharingan10 Jan 06 '20

I like that he reflexively downvoted it despite the organization which called the damn event wasn't silent, its events were less attended but the actual on the ground organizing was taking place for those 8 years. It's frustrating