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Adam H. Johnson @adamjohnsonNYC
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*the sound of a 1000 editors firing up ‘Iranian woman in chador walks by anti-US mural’ stock photo*
don’t do it folks fair.org/home/please-st…
here are some royalty free stock photos you can use instead of “Iranian woman in chador walks by anti-US mural” that depicts Iranians as humans and not shrouded, faceless bad guys defined by a hatred of America
right on cue
fun fact: 96% of Iranians days are spent walking past anti-US murals. This is their entire life. This is the whole of their existence.
anyway get a new picture of everyday Iranians
BBC just can’t get enough
hell yeah keep 'em coming
don't stop
wait we got a new one! Fresh “Iranian woman in chador walks by anti-US mural” content
and they were nice enough to do it in colloquial English!
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to me meta analyses like this—that address perception as well as reality—are often more useful than studies that just focus on the latter. From racial disparities to inequality to “welfare” the public’s perception of reality ALWAYS assumes a more just than what actually exists.
one study I’ve always wanted to see but cant find is of Americans asking how many Americans died in WW2 vs Soviets. I think the vast majority of Americans believe the US did most of the fighting. Remember that guy #onhere who got mad the Russians didn’t fly the US flag on VE Day?
Im fairly sure if you asked Americans how many Americans died in WW2 vs Soviets it would be 3 to 1 in favor of Americans but this is obviously just a guess.
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this is what drives cynicism about our politics. Far more than any Russian FB ad or ill-defined millennial apathy. This attitude, where cheerleaders for war crimes yuck it up w/ liberals under the umbrella of “bipartisanship”. Gives people the impression none of it really matters
We were told for years Bush and Co. were a violent sociopaths (which they were). Then liberal outlets turn around and tell us actually they weren’t so bad and LOL what if they were hip hop yo. It almost make it seem like it’s.... all a fucking game.
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paygo signals to big dem donors not to flee to the GOP by embracing austerity logic and rendering any left populism impossible for 10+ years the fact that the capitalist leadership of the party is dying on that hill is them doing the job they were sent to Washington to do
Austerity logic had a bipartisan grip on Washington and American media for decades (Obama constantly scolded liberals over “tightening their belts” even while the economy was on fire) this grip is now slipping and the donor class is panicking
there is no actual constituency for austerity beyond 6 people at WaPo, Pelosi and whoever inherited her friend Pete Peterson's estate. Young lefties having seen nothing but permawar and tax cuts for the rich in their lifetime are increasingly calling bullshit. The scam is up.
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On the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty
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Join us in raising our voice: #Where_Is_She
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On the corporate press's contorted, pathological refusals to simply & directly call out politicians for "lying." My latest for @FAIRmediawatch.
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