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bananas

(27,509 posts)
Tue Aug 19, 2014, 08:35 AM Aug 2014

World's Major Human Rights Abusers Giddy Over Ferguson



World's Major Human Rights Abusers Giddy Over Ferguson
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Published on Aug 18, 2014

Hardly in a position to criticize, Iranian, Chinese and Russian media outlets are having a field day with the protests in Ferguson, Missouri.

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World's Major Human Rights Abusers Giddy Over Ferguson (Original Post) bananas Aug 2014 OP
We've hardly been in a position to criticize for awhile now. Hypocrisy shows itself. nt Mnemosyne Aug 2014 #1
Compared to Occupy, there hasn't been as much ActiveTen28 Aug 2014 #2
So apparently Russia, China and Iran shouldn't report it as news radiclib Aug 2014 #3

ActiveTen28

(51 posts)
2. Compared to Occupy, there hasn't been as much
Tue Aug 19, 2014, 12:51 PM
Aug 2014

video footage coming out of Ferguson.

Might have something to do with having sniper rifles aimed at the courageous press that is there.

radiclib

(1,811 posts)
3. So apparently Russia, China and Iran shouldn't report it as news
Tue Aug 19, 2014, 02:58 PM
Aug 2014

..because that amounts to "criticism"? Interesting take. Epic fail.

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