Bolivian Stroke: WaPo’s Imperialist Memory Games on Media Madness

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Editor’s note: this Media Madness essay about the Pig Empire propaganda system is part of the “Leftist Theory” and the “New Old Forever War” collections on ninaillingworth.com.

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Well folks; after spending the last couple of weeks staring deeply into the abyss, I’ve got my feet back on the ground and my eyes on the sky because whether we’re talking domestically, or abroad – the war on sharing never ends. Today we’re back on the trail of a mainstream media apparatus that’s always happy to push falsehoods and propaganda in support of imperial looting; same as it ever was. This time however there’s a twist, because in order to sell threatening the rightfully elected socialist government of Bolivia, corporate media outlets like the Washington Post have to contradict some of their own reporting about the (now ended) right wing coup against Evo Morales. How can these corpse merchants square that circle? Join me to find out as together we explore the propaganda magic of an anonymous editorial, and the license to lie that is the “opinion” tag.

“Please also note that while I chose to focus on this Washington Post editorial board post because of its artless execution and owner Jeff Bezos’ business ties to the American imperial state, they are by no means alone in the Pig Empire establishment’s efforts to undermine the socialist government of Bolivia. Indeed, as relentlessly documented by the folks at FAIR, you can find equally disingenuous articles clearly designed to distort public opinions about Bolivian politics in outlets like The New York Times, The Guardian, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, the BBC, the Associated Press, and many others; articles published both during, and long after the unlawful 2019 right wing coup in Bolivia. If one were feeling a little conspiratorial, you might even be inclined to suggest that the almost unbroken ideological conformity of the Pig Empire media’s coverage of events in Bolivia, was in and of itself, clear evidence of the Propaganda Model at work.”

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Bolivian Stroke: WaPo’s Imperialist Memory Games

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