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CTyankee

(66,361 posts) Sat Apr 16, 2022, 12:10 PM Apr 2022

I have been wondering this myself:Ukraine vs. Ethiopia, Sudan , South Sudan [View all]

I saw the subject raised and discussed quite frankly today on MSNBC. Is there inherent racism between the way our press treats those countries and Ukraine, mainly white people.

It is great that this show, headed by a black American woman, discussed our press coverage of Ukraine and how it treated or did not treat the same issue in black African nations. Suppression, savage quelling of dissent, torture, all of the things we have read about, if not gone through personally, over the years.

What took so long for our press to finally make the connection?

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I have been wondering this myself:Ukraine vs. Ethiopia, Sudan , South Sudan [View all] CTyankee Apr 2022 OP

You are 100% correct sis malaise Apr 2022 #1

Which African nation has tried to take over one of its neighbors Phoenix61 Apr 2022 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author empedocles Apr 2022 #3

I'm not saying that it's not a huge problem with huge ramifications. CTyankee Apr 2022 #9

A discussion about what exactly? Phoenix61 Apr 2022 #11

Don't think it's racist, just Europeans getting more empathy than Asians, Muslims, Africans, South Hoyt Apr 2022 #4

I think that was the gist of the discussion today. CTyankee Apr 2022 #13

Democracy is also at world stakes in Ukraine empedocles Apr 2022 #5

Who is our strategic ally among Ethiopia, Sudan , South Sudan? TomCADem Apr 2022 #6

Also ukraine is the bread basket that feeds the world questionseverything Apr 2022 #7

Of course, stability in Ukraine is of huge strategic value. CTyankee Apr 2022 #10

typically both sides of those african disputes Crazyleftie Apr 2022 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Apr 2022 #12

name some where this is not true Crazyleftie Apr 2022 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Apr 2022 #21

Gee, I can't imagine why people don't want to have these discussions... Dr. Strange Apr 2022 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Apr 2022 #23

Alternate take. Crunchy Frog Apr 2022 #14

It goes back to exploitation by Europeans against less developed countries whose assets the CTyankee Apr 2022 #15

I don't believe Russia is considered to be part of Europe. Sogo Apr 2022 #24

+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2022 #16

+1 Dial H For Hero Apr 2022 #18

I agree - but, it's part racism and part pragmatic. harumph Apr 2022 #19

do you get an eerie feeling about the Cuban missile crisis? CTyankee Apr 2022 #20