A summary of the current US elections in the language and reporting style US media routinely uses for reporting on elections in the global south.

  • suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.mlEnglish
    207·
    2 months ago

    8/10 for effort, 10/10 for style, but 3.5/10 for execution. The phrase too cute by half springs to mind, but this is closer to too cute by three quarters.

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      163·
      2 months ago

      What the hell are you talking about? This couldn’t be more on point! The execution is flawless…

      “The country’s gross inequality and corruption are reflected in the organisation of the convention, with donors paying up to $5m for a seat in luxury suites at the venue. The event’s $85m budget is almost fully funded by the uber-wealthy and influential big-money groups in what one prominent journalist has described as a “pay-to-play” scheme.”

    • odelik@lemmy.today
      11·
      2 months ago

      I’d rather not use their invented language to downplay their shit.

      That word is being used by one of the Project 2025 co-authors.

      Let’s call them what they are instead:

      Nationalist Christofacists, or NatCs for short.

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      261·
      2 months ago

      “Biden, a white, has already named his Vice President Kamala Harris, a Black, as his preferred successor to lead the former British colony, which is riven by ancient ethnic and racial hatreds.”

      This is fucking perfect. It’s practically a nottheonion article.

      • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
        7·
        2 months ago

        I would argue that our ethnic and racial hatreds aren’t “ancient,” but otherwise it is factually accurate.

            • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
              31·
              2 months ago

              Right, but the religious and ethnic hatreds of the puritans, British, and all other colonizers stretches back thousands of years.

              It’s not like the population of the US just manifested out of thin air in 1776.

              • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
                2·
                2 months ago

                Right, but then it’s not a particularly American hatred, it’s just the general religious division of humanity. You wouldn’t say “the ancient misogyny of Australia” because conservatives are trying to restrict access to healthcare. Misogyny is ancient, but it’s not unique to Australia.

                The modern religious and ethnic divisions and hatred specific to America are relatively new. They are based on relatively modern ethnic and religious identities. There were no ancient Southern Baptists threatening ancient transgender olympic athletes for using ancient public restrooms.

  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
    917·
    2 months ago

    As usual, Al Jazeera has no idea what they are talking about. Democrats invited Republicans into a grand coalition. By doing this, they took a simple Presidental campaign and made it a movement. While you can stop a campaign, you can’t stop a movement.

    • Hegar@fedia.io
      172·
      2 months ago

      A summary of the current US elections in the language and reporting style US media routinely uses for reporting on elections in the global south.

      This piece is satire. It’s intentionally mischaracterizing to highlight how often US media woefully mischaracterizes the nuances of other countries.

      In that way it’s kind of similar to you accusing Al Jazeera of having no idea what they’re talking about, when you’ve failed to understand what they’re talking about.

    • K1nsey6@lemmy.mlEnglish
      166·
      2 months ago

      Theyve moved to so far to the right they are attracting republicans into the fold

      Clarified your comment