Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Is the Guardian the most bigoted newspaper in Britain? [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)...anything bigoted there. It's irrational hate with the intent to harm/kill a certain people/ethnicity/race. Merriam Webster defines it as...
a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance
That is what Haniyeh and Hamas is all about, don't you agree?
Do you also agree that calling for the destruction of another nation is very rightwing and something that shouldn't be in liberal media? BTW, it has been in the Guardian many, many times throughout the past decade. I can show you many, many articles from contributors who are anti-zionists @ the Guardian, whose contributions follow the Hamas agenda. I'll do so if that makes a difference to you. OTOH, the opposite extreme view of the most rabid settlers is not a constant fixture at the Guardian (and I'm not sure it ever has been). Neither is the agenda of the BNP's Nick Griffin there, or his cronies who would be allowed to write just as many articles as anyone else, pushing their racist agenda.
Tell me, do you even realize the difference b/w a liberal POV and one that is radically leftwing and reactionary? Hint: the Guardian is the latter, not the former. Let's not confuse the Guardian with a liberal news outlet.
Bottom line, Haniyeh's article is very crude propaganda and it's going unchallenged. That simply wouldn't happen WRT an extreme settler POV or that of the BNP. Their POV wouldn't show up at the Guardian, and we damned well know it wouldn't go unchallenged. Ergo, the Guardian is bigoted, not 'fair and balanced', but just as faux as Fox.