Archive for January 31st, 2011

The cosy images of 'popular defiance vs. despotic autocrats' being peddled by the mainstream media over the current popular unrest in Egypt, Tunisia and elsewhere. But who's behind it?

Be careful what you wish for, Part 2:

Apart from a commentary piece about Tunisia, we’ve not said much about the unrest in the Maghreb and Egypt, preferring to watch events unfold a little longer – a ‘wait and see’ approach, if you will.

But it’s interesting to compare and contrast the images and narrative that much of mainstream media and the left (the same thing) appear to be promoting; with what’s really happening on the ground.

Take the BBC for example (and here we’re not singling them out – this is happening across pretty much the whole of the Western mediascape). Read the rest of this entry »