Good point! The big “liberal” parties fail to join a more nuanced understanding, i would argue for two main reasons:
the third-world / revolutionary anti-imperialist movement has mostly died out: most (though not all) decolonized territories have either become a neocolony or a colonialist power of their own (sometimes both, as is the case of some former french colonies fighting against their own separatists) ; as a result, internationalist/anti-imperialist discourse on the international scene has mostly vanished
most media groups in the west have been consolidated under State control, or control by private industrial empires, and there is no more “free press” around here (except for a handful of independent publications who publish all the majors leaks/scandals, like Le Canard Enchainé or Mediapart here in France) ; radical discourse from intellectuals and NGOs is no longer tolerated in mainstream media, and as a result racist/imperialist propaganda is the only propaganda you hear on TV
It’s also worth noting that political repression against State discourse has accelerated greatly in the west. In France after the 2015 Daech attacks, hundreds of militants (most of whom anarchist or ecologist activists) were placed on house arrest, hundreds of houses/buildings were searched, politicians have been targeted/sued for promoting an anti-imperialist analysis of Daech attacks (and the role of the french military in oppression worldwide), and 8-15 year-old kids have been detained for daring to ask questions or not agreeing with the State narrative at school.
This means only the more radical segments of society (people who struggle against climate change, corruption, police abuse…) get to hear those more nuanced arguments, while the masses get to consume either western propaganda or russian propaganda.
So not where it matters. Thanks for clarifying.
Good point! The big “liberal” parties fail to join a more nuanced understanding, i would argue for two main reasons:
It’s also worth noting that political repression against State discourse has accelerated greatly in the west. In France after the 2015 Daech attacks, hundreds of militants (most of whom anarchist or ecologist activists) were placed on house arrest, hundreds of houses/buildings were searched, politicians have been targeted/sued for promoting an anti-imperialist analysis of Daech attacks (and the role of the french military in oppression worldwide), and 8-15 year-old kids have been detained for daring to ask questions or not agreeing with the State narrative at school.
This means only the more radical segments of society (people who struggle against climate change, corruption, police abuse…) get to hear those more nuanced arguments, while the masses get to consume either western propaganda or russian propaganda.