Is WWIII inevitable?

[ray_noel]

para sa mga na-exploit ng western media with images of suffering in ukraine appealing to your emotions making you so angry at russians that you smash bottles of vodka and punch a russian model and post emotionally on socmed to demand the US go into ukraine without thinking it can start ww3

here's the guy... a decisionmaker... standing between your emotions and ww3

Tapos na ang usapan… nato lang ang may chance to defend ukraine… or ninja assasin ka putin….

time na lang hinihintay, it will be under russia…

Kawawang ukraine, masaya naman ang russia sa minerals… parang laro ng red alert, pag wala ka nang minerals, time to attack the neighbor para kunin minerals nila…


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[tsupermario]

para sa mga na-exploit ng western media with images of suffering in ukraine appealing to your emotions making you so angry at russians that you smash bottles of vodka and punch a russian model and post emotionally on socmed to demand the US go into ukraine without thinking it can start ww3

In news reports, Russia’s so-called “special operation” has repeatedly – and accurately – been described as an “invasion”, “assault” and “unprovoked aggression”. The Russian military has been condemned for “deliberately targeting civilians” and “shelling residential areas”. No weight at all was given to Russia’s baseless claims that “civilians were being used as shields”.

As a journalist who covered conflict, I support the use of these terms and terminologies in the coverage of the war in Ukraine. I have long argued for journalists using language that accurately conveys the truth of a situation evolving before their eyes – language that is not restricted by a desire to be “objective”, “balanced” and “unbiased” even in the face of imperial aggression, unprovoked military assault, invasion or war crimes.

But while I fully support the use of such accurate language and terminology in the coverage of Russia’s invasion, I’m still shocked and frustrated. For when I was covering Israel’s “assaults” on Lebanon in the 1990s for Western media, I was never allowed to describe what was happening in the country this accurately. When I was reporting for BBC Arabic during Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon, for example, I was told never to refer to the Israeli military as the “occupying force” for the sake of impartiality. I was asked never to talk of “resistance” in what was then occupied South Lebanon, and to always describe any such action in occupied territories as “military operations against Israeli forces” – again to remain impartial and loyal to the BBC’s sacred editorial guidelines.

And for all these years, it was not just us journalists from the Global South who were scolded for being “emotive”, “partial”, or “not balanced” in our coverage of conflicts either. Whenever they tried to tell things as they are, our white, European and American colleagues too have faced accusations of bias and lack of objectivity.
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Every single Western journalist who contributed to the coverage of the Ukraine war and used terms like “resistance”, “invasion” and “aggression” needs to stop and think why it was not acceptable for us Lebanese journalists to use those same terms when we were covering Israel’s assaults on civilians in our country in 1993, 1996, and 2006.

They need to stop and question why my sympathy for the victims of war in Lebanon, my efforts to reflect their pain and explain their struggles were seen as a sign of bias and unprofessionalism, but similar coverage of Ukraine today is being saluted as exemplary and humane – and to be clear, it is exemplary and humane.
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As we watch the rolling coverage of the Ukraine war on British, American and other Western channels, and see journalists show empathy, emotion and humanity as they report on atrocities unravelling before their eyes, we should start questioning what objectivity, neutrality and impartiality really mean in journalism.
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I am writing this merely to call upon Western journalists to reconsider their long-claimed upper moral grip on what constitutes professional, quality journalism – objective, non-partisan, impartial coverage – now that they are reporting on atrocities and human suffering somewhere close to home.

It is time we see absolute objectivity, impartiality and neutrality is not always a prerequisite to quality journalism. In fact, when dealing with atrocities and human suffering they can be an obstacle in front of good, accurate, meaningful coverage. It is time to rethink the meaning and importance of impartiality when covering human tragedy imposed by a destructive force – be it a friend or a foe.

Ukraine war: Is impartiality always key to quality journalism?

Ukraine war: Is impartiality always key to quality journalism? | Media | Al Jazeera

mind conditioning or journalists doing their job?

[tsupermario]

nakita niyo ba ung nangyari sa canada?

ung mga nag protesta against vaccine mandate had their bank accounts frozen

freedom?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the never-used Emergencies Act to give his government enhanced authority in response to the anti-vaccine mandate protests and blockades gripping Canada.

The law will grant Mr Trudeau's government extraordinary powers for 30 days - including the power to prohibit public assembly, travel and the use of specific property.

The move comes amid weeks of disruptive - and expensive - demonstrations against Covid-19 restrictions.
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The Emergencies Act, passed in 1988, bestows the government with added powers in times of national crisis.

The situation must meet a high bar, specifically an "urgent and critical situation" that "seriously endangers the lives, health or safety of Canadians".

And Cabinet may only invoke the legislation if the emergency cannot be addressed by any existing federal law and if it exceeds the capacity of the provinces to handle it effectively.

The Emergencies Act outlines four different types of emergencies: public welfare emergencies, public order emergencies, international emergencies and war emergencies. If the legislation is invoked this week, it will likely be under the 'public order' category. Again, the criteria here is strict - lawful protests do not qualify.

Instead, the situation must be considered a threat to the security of Canada, as defined by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act. This law outlines four possible scenarios:
* Espionage or sabotage
* Foreign-influenced activities
* Threats or use of acts of serious violence for political, religious or ideological objectives
* Covert, unlawful acts intended to undermine or overthrow the constitutionally established government
It is so far unclear which scenario Mr Trudeau would rely on to justify the use of the Emergency Act - none of these four scenarios have been clearly present in Ontario.

To invoke the law, the prime minister must also consult with the premiers of any impacted provinces before putting the move before Parliament. If the act does not pass a vote there, the proclamation will be revoked.

Canada trucker protest: What powers will Emergencies Act give Trudeau? - BBC News

effective only for 30 days, may be revoked by Parliament, can be invoked only on specific instances - not as dire as it was made out to be. pinas has a similar mechanism in declaring martial law

democracy is not absolute freedom

[uls]

mind conditioning or journalists doing their job?

mag self reflect ka

tanongin mo sarili mo bakit mas may sympathy ka sa ukrainians kesa sa syrians, afghans, iraqis, palestinians etc

dahil consumer ka ng western media

kung ano ang emotional bias ng reporting nila it influences how you feel

western media always portrays Americans, Europeans, Israelis as the good guys

Syrians, Iraqis, Afghans, Palestinians as the bad guys

and that becomes your world view

have you ever wondered why you a brown skinned man living in the philippines would have such strong western bias?

coz you've been consuming western media all your life

[uls]

why is it when palestinian boys throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers get killed parang wala lang para sayo

pero awang awa ka sa mga ukrainians

it's the way western media frames it

palestinians = bad

palestinians -- not white -- white western reporters cannot empathize with their suffering

ukrainians -- white, european -- white western reporters get extremely emotional seeing their own kind suffer

tapos nadala ka sa emotional reporting nila

[uls]

Tapos na ang usapan… nato lang ang may chance to defend ukraine… or ninja assasin ka putin….

time na lang hinihintay, it will be under russia…

Kawawang ukraine, masaya naman ang russia sa minerals… parang laro ng red alert, pag wala ka nang minerals, time to attack the neighbor para kunin minerals nila…


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para kay putin nag umpisa na ang ww3

[shadow]

So the consensus is Putin will start using chemical warfare against Ukraine, kaya pala nag propaganda na about biolabs.


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[uls]

i'm trying to see things from Putin's POV

the west is supplying weapons to ukraine

the west is providing intelligence to ukraine

the west imposed economic sanctions on ukraine

the west sent trainers to ukraine

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - About 150 U.S. troops from the Florida National Guard who have been in Ukraine to help train Ukrainian forces are leaving the country as the threat of a Russian invasion increases, the Pentagon said on Saturday.

maari para kay putin declaration of war na mga yan

it's the west that thinks ww3 hasn't yet started

[uls]

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[StockEngine]

I wonder what Xi will do with Russia. XiTin........

[tsupermario]

western media always portrays Americans, Europeans, Israelis as the good guys

Syrians, Iraqis, Afghans, Palestinians as the bad guys

and that becomes your world view

By his third frantic dash down the stairs, with a wet piece of cloth over his mouth and a little girl in each arm, everything went dark for Khaled Abu Jaafar.

“I lost consciousness. I couldn’t breathe any more; it was like my lungs were shutting down,” recalled the resident of Douma, in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta.

“I woke up about 30 minutes later and they had undressed me and were washing my body with water,” Abu Jaafar told Al Jazeera on Sunday. “They were trying to make me vomit as my mouth was emitting a yellow substance.”

Abu Jaafar is one of the survivors struggling to cope with the effects of a chemical attack on Saturday in the besieged town of Douma, the last rebel stronghold near the Syrian capital, Damascus.

Rescue workers and medical staff have said at least 85 people were killed in the chlorine gas attack – an accusation dismissed by the Syrian government as “farcical”.

Among those killed, witnesses said, were many women and children who had sought refuge in the basements of buildings to escape heavy bombardment by pro-government forces.

Syria chemical attack: ‘It was like my lungs were shutting down’ | Human Rights News | Al Jazeera

syrians or bashar al assad?
iraqis or saddam hussein?
afghans or taliban?

[uls]

Syria chemical attack: ‘It was like my lungs were shutting down’ | Human Rights News | Al Jazeera

syrians or bashar al assad?
iraqis or saddam hussein?
afghans or taliban?

so do you feel any sympathy for the syrians who suffered under assad? or iraqis under saddam? or afghans under the taliban? do you?

naka-relate ka ba? o walang lang...

coz iba sila eh...

pero bakit relate na relate ka sa suffering ng mga ukrainian?

di ka naman white, european

coz being lifelong consumers of western media and pop culture, pinoys actually feel closer to white westerners than to people of other races and cultures

[tsupermario]

so do you feel any sympathy for the syrians who suffered under assad? or iraqis under saddam? or afghans under the taliban? do you?

you don’t?

is it hard to see other people who do not conform to your stereotype of a western media consumer?

[uls]

you don’t?

is it hard to see other people who do not conform to your stereotype of a western media consumer?

well you're exhibiting signs* of a typical lifelong consumer of western media and pop culture

*western bias

you're a stereotypical example

[tsupermario]

not surprising since you classified most if not all of the forumers here as having drank the western kool aid - incapable of independent thought or opinion free of propaganda

[tsupermario]

I wonder what Xi will do with Russia. XiTin........

"[Putin] even believes that China will rescue Russia, which is absurd," Kozyrev argued. "China is kind of inciting him to go to quarrel with the West because it’s in their interest … because if he loses the Western markets – even Japan and many other countries joined the sanctions – he will crawl to China asking them to buy some of their mineral resources."

"Of course, if someone offers you to sell something and they know they are this person’s last resource of money, you will ask for tremendous discounts," he continued. "The Chinese are good businessmen and ruthless businessmen … in a desperate position, that’s the last partner I would want to deal with."

Andrei Kozyrev served as Russia's foreign minister from 1990 to 1996

Former Russian foreign minister: China will 'never' treat Putin as 'equal' | Fox News

[uls]

August 1941

4 months before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

[Ry_Tower]

i'm trying to see things from Putin's POV

the west is supplying weapons to ukraine

the west is providing intelligence to ukraine

the west imposed economic sanctions on ukraine

the west sent trainers to ukraine



maari para kay putin declaration of war na mga yan

it's the west that thinks ww3 hasn't yet started

Your reasoning (POV analysis) is flawed and is not supported by evidence.

Ukraine is still an independent state, has been for a longer time than Russia itself. What they do is their business. He can't say it's his war. Again kung makuha niya Ukraine, papano na yung dalawang katabi na NATO members? Threat na mas matindi, invade na din? Kaya nga si Putin may neo-nazi proopaganda din eh, para meron ibang segway, aka palusot. Power trip lang talaga niya yan. Ballistic missiles can travel between continents now, no need to park weapons at your door if you want to talk about national security. If may kaaway ka from UN's permanent members, it does not matter where your country is located, you've definitely got a national security.

Paulit-ulit ka din dyan as western kool-aid (and your chinese kool-aid). It's been settled that not country that ever experienced some sort of superpower status - now or before - is not guilty of atrocities. The difference between then and now is that in the west even with all the media brainwash you mentioned have people that dissent from those actions. Again GWB and PM Blair suffered due to the WMD fiasco.

The big question is of all the evils, which one should we ought to have as the prime superpower now. So should it be Russia or China or US? POV that with what they have done so far in the last 50years to the Philippines and you would understand why we feel more strongly inclined to condemn Russia. Yung Iraq, Afghan (which Russia invade first before the west did BTW), Syria gaano ba ka-affected Pinas para magalit pinoys. Mgaling ka sa analysis diba, bakit hindi mo ma-analyze na yung giyera ngayon mas matindi effect sa buong mundo at sa Pinas kaya expect mo na mas matindi backlash, regardless of what happened in the past. Basic naman diba.

Bias? What do you expect? Ikaw nga meron din eh.

US sanctioning Japan? Really that's your play? Ah eh member na ng axis powers si Japan before Pearl Harbor, technically ayaw pa ng US sumali pero they support UK and the allies at that time so, the US did not bring the war to Japan, Japan brought it to the US. Sakto analogy mo ah, may kupal na nag-invade diba kaya naging ganyan WW2? Parang ngayon din.

[dr. d]

from what i understand,
ukraine declared independence from the ussr, in 1991.
putin wants ukraine back.
it's that simple.

[ray_noel]

from what i understand,
ukraine declared independence from the ussr, in 1991.
putin wants ukraine back.
it's that simple.

Yun nga doc, hindi na kuha sa santong dasalan, dinaan sa santong paspasan… literal…


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