WOC Rants on Instagram: "So worth a watch. Gave me a laugh. "They just went back to Ancient Rome" LMAO The audacity of comparing any venture in “Israel” to communism. You are literally funded by the biggest capitalist nation in the world. But it also points to how they are tailor their hasbara to different communities/nations states and also to how fragile it is when you actually question it. The other thing this raised for me is the lack of critical thinking and media literacy in this country. Because yes our media and politicians are spinning propaganda and manufacturing consent, but it wouldn't be so easy to do that if we had a population armed with critical thinking skills. As is mentioned, Gao Xiasong wasn't even TRYING to poke holes. All he was doing was thinking through what he was being told and asking questions. That's all we need to do as well to see through their bs. But to do that you need to have been taught to question and thinking critically. In an imaginary world whe...
313 likes, 31 comments - woc_rants_ on September 25, 2024: "So worth a watch. Gave me a laugh. "They just went back to Ancient Rome" LMAO The audacity of comparing any venture in “Israel” to communism. You are literally funded by the biggest capitalist nation in the world. But it also points to how they are tailor their hasbara to different communities/nations states and also to how fragile it is when you actually question it. The other thing this raised for me is the lack of critical thinking and media literacy in this country. Because yes our media and politicians are spinning propaganda and manufacturing consent, but it wouldn't be so easy to do that if we had a population armed with critical thinking skills. As is mentioned, Gao Xiasong wasn't even TRYING to poke holes. All he was doing was thinking through what he was being told and asking questions. That's all we need to do as well to see through their bs. But to do that you need to have been taught to question and thinking critically. In an imaginary world where I had any say in education, I would bake critical thinking skills into every aspect of our education system. I know a lot of amazing teachers go out of their way to encourage it but whether or not you get to learn this skill shouldn't depend on luck. Anyway, morning rant over. #freepalestine".