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Ms Rachel calls out uncle tom (lemmy.ml)

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[–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 65 points 1 week ago (18 children)

Here is what Obama wrote:

After two years of unimaginable loss and suffering for Israeli families and the people of Gaza, we should all be encouraged and relieved that an end to the conflict is within sight; that those hostages still being held will be reunited with their families; and that vital aid can start reaching those inside Gaza whose lives have been shattered. More than that, though, it now falls on Israelis and Palestinians, with the support of the U.S. and the entire world community, to begin the hard task of rebuilding Gaza — and to commit to a process that, by recognizing the common humanity and basic rights of both peoples, can achieve a lasting peace.

[–] MarriedCavelady50@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago (14 children)

Why are we mad at Obama again? He mind controlling Trump and Bibi?

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 61 points 1 week ago (5 children)

For humanizing the aggressors while dehumanizing the victims in a public statement about genocide

[–] tortina_original@lemmy.world -5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can you people even read anymore or it's all just rage, rage, rage?

[–] M137@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"The families of" and "the people of" reads very differently. And starting it with "the families of Israel" makes that the main point. I have no idea about Obamas views on this, but I know he's intelligent enough to choose his words carefully. And those words absolutely makes Israeli citizens look more like the victims here.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah.

He's using a Propaganda trick of choosing certain to elicit more positive feelings in the audience towards one side than towards the other, whilst the message itself seems neutral so he can claim neutrality (even better: people tend to take in more easily messages that seem neutral).

It's a form of manipulation, which he deploys to favor Israel (a country to whom under his orders a lot of American Taxpayer's money was given).

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