r/InternationalNews South Africa Apr 24 '24

International Blinken denies US has ‘double standard’ when adjudicating alleged human rights abuses in Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/blinken-denies-us-has-double-standard-when-adjudicating-alleged-human-rights-abuses-in-israel/
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u/dewgetit Apr 24 '24

The book 1984 is truly prescient.

Concepts from 1984 + examples of it in real life today: - doublethink: enemies commit war crimes, allies are always justified - actions are judged based on the actor, and not the action plus specific scenario and result of that action - thought police /censorship: peaceful protesters arrested, expelled, sanctioned; people standing up for Palestine labeled antisemites. - negative nationalism: hate hamas,hate Iran, hate China, hate Russia - historical negationism: it's all Palestinians' fault, Israel is blameless