Left-wing media outlets habitually stir up outrage and polarization, and then act dumbfounded when it produces real-world consequences like violence, shootings, and death.
Australian left-wing media includes our government broadcaster, the ABC. Laura Tingle is a darling of the ABC and even of our current Labor PM. She’s virulently anti-Israel and anti-Trump — as are 95% of ABC journalists. The ABC’s current and former Middle East correspondents (Matt Doran and John Lyons respectively) are also avowedly anti-Israel. The dehumanisation of Israelis via the ABC’s one-sided narrative has been unrelenting since Oct 7 2023. There is no balance or context provided — just the worst possible headline for Israel regardless of the facts. In addition, the ABC answers to very few bodies. It has destroyed my naïveté about truth in media and especially about the true nature of the Australian ‘left’. The left here is fully supportive of Islamists who advocate for ‘global intifada’ and seek the destruction of the Israeli state. It’s dystopian.
Trump has had 3 fraud judgements against him - University, Foundation and Organization- hundreds of millions. Trump has pardoned more than 70 fraudsters. Their fraud amounting to $2 bn. Rick Scott presided over United Healthcare in 2000 and they were found liable for $1.7 bn in fraud. There has been and will always be fraud. It’s rather biased to point the finger at one party (or ethnic group) as the home of fraud. What is notable is who is pardoning those who have been convicted by a jury.
IF you belive that the fraud in the US is equivalent between the Republicans and the Democrats then you need to get out of your house, off social media and open your eyes.
I worked for Wells Fargo and there was fraud everywhere but it was not political. I uncovered fraud there on my own and was fired. That was not political either.
Do companies commit fraud? Yes, but poltical fraud appears to be 95% committed by Democrats. Everyone in the country knows this - even the Democrats.
And the evidence of “Democrat” fraud is? “Everyone knows” is not proof. What makes the fraud in Minneapolis any different than Rick Scott’s Medicare fraud from 25 years ago? And the COVID era PPP Government program was riddled with fraud committed by businesses. Does that make them Republicans?
A great essay that needed to be said, Joshua. The Jewish people and Israel are the number one targets by the MSM and the Democrats/Libs/Progressives. Next in line is Netanyahu and Trump. When someone actually confronts these so-called 'journalists' (which is rare) with the truth, they always seem so surprised and try to salvage their lies, hyperbolic statements, and inversions to save face. People have become much smarter and aware of the tactics of the MSM and the Left. They've overplayed their hand and have none left. Some of the questions posed during press conferences are truly hard to believe. When a question has been answered multiple times, there's always another 'journalist' to ask the same question. They're just not satisfied with an honest and transparent answer. I believe they think if they ask it enough, the answer will change. Thank you, thank you, for a topic that needed to be addressed.
Left wing media is biased against Israel. Understood. But right wing media fawns over Trump whose only redeeming feature is his relationship with Israel. In virtually every other sphere, most notably domestic affaires, he’s a disaster. Takeaway, all media is biased and one must consult various sources.
I used to vote democrat. I was finally cured of my ignorance by the actions of Obama as president. I believe the election (including the one that was obviously stolen) of Joe Biden, a perfect example of an opportunistic political hack, was more or less the extension of Obama's terms in office. The fact that they were both completely indifferent to the will of the people, choosing to ramrod men as women at the expense of half the human race, from the same people who expressed outrage at white people wearing braids as "cultural appropriation", the wars they fomented, the deliberate breakdown of our border policies, the censorship, the arrest of people for thought crimes or comments on social media. The same people who see the actions of Trump as uniformly disastrous, somehow are completely blind to any flaws in their chosen billionaire's willing puppets. Not that Trump has no faults, but they fade completely in the avalanche of frighteningly bad government under the "democrats" - who have proven themselves to be liars in just keeping the name democrat as their name.
But why do people believe it? The claims are so bombastic and outrageous they're beyond credulity, so it appears there is a viral mental illness in this country ... and beyond.
80% of Americans went to our totalitarian government school system. I have these "teachers" in my family and I wouldn't let near my pet goldfish no less my children or grandchildren.
They all are at the intersection of ignorance and arrogance with huge doses of incurable, unsated envy. You can not create a more closed minded group of people outside the USSR or the Third Reich. I do not associate with them at family gatherings and have consequently enjoyed 8 straight Communist Free Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.
You are right about this and leaves me wondering as well. Is it some form of mass hypnosis that impacts only those more easily hypnotized? Was there a mind control substance in the jab the same people ardently believed in? How do people manage to believe that people who are committing mass murders on a global scale are the victims of a miniscule segment of the population that has a history, not of committing mass murders, but of finding cures for illness far exceeding their small numbers, who have a 3000 year history of surviving and overcoming persecution, both in the East and the West.
Critical thinking is not being taught in elementary schools, secondary schools, and it is rarely taught in colleges and universities. If critical thinking skills and dispositions were taught throughout the educational system, which would require teachers to take specialized courses and workshops in critical thinking, then people would be far less gullible. The home of critical thinking is in philosophy, which is being systematically eliminated in higher education through attrition.
Funny. I thought this was going to be about the latest assasination attempt on Trump. It might as well be because in the end its all the same thing for the same reason. The same lies told by the same sources inciting the same people.
Actually no. It is part of their plan. One Party rule. Destroy the Republic. They are all Jacobins. They need to vilify or remove their main adversary DT in one way or another. Trump is in every way Evil to them. They hope someone takes him out. Why? Because the Ends Justify any means.
James Carville is on record and saying it out Loud. He says that the Democratic Party should “repeal the Woke Tour” and trying to appeal to voters and instead capture and change the country and its political system fundamentally. Revolution. Capture them and tell them why later. Projection is their game, One Party Authoritarian rule is their aim. Burn it down to save it. Out with minority, state and individual rights. In with Rule by the few. They desire Majoritarian Rule. In reality its Authoritarian and imposed. Of course without the Majority and with no protections they will Pack the Courts and Allow in DC and PR. A new King will be anointed.
The Plan. Win at any cost in 2028 through apportionment, open borders, no ID, Sanctuary everything, and imposing the National Popular vote making the Electoral College meaningless. This would be the most audacious gamble in American politics ever since our founding. It would destroy our Constitutional Republic in favor of a new One Party Authoritarian Regime. Call it the Californication of America. Maybe I am crazy but it appears many of their policies are actively being implemented. Chaos and obfuscation are the rule. Once in, they will end the filibuster and impose everything. That is why they have demonized MAGA and DT. They want their followers to cheer their revolution the same way many are cheering Cole Allen. The fuse has been lit. It has been said out loud. Revolution hangs in the air.
Maybe both sides have an incitement problem. Was Jan 6 an incitement? Has anyone done the stats of violence based on right, left, undetermined and loony? You have to be biased to think it’s only Left. Tree of Life? The South Carolina church? There’s a myriad of gun violence that has nothing to do with the Left. I’m surprised that Joshua wrote this. It seems out of character from his usual rational view.
Did many on the left in prominent roles ( media, entertainment, even politicians ) celebrate ( or try to justify) the murder of Charlie kirk? How many on the right celebrated the murders in Pittsburgh or Charleston? How many today want Trump killed? Is there any similar sentiment for any dem politician? Same question regarding Supreme Court justices. Yes there is hate on both sides but Joshua's point is that one side is much more in support of, or will make excuses regarding, politically motivated violence. The polling is crystal clear on that point as you likely know. I put Piker and Carlson in the same boat and those on the left or right who look the other way should be deemed part of the problem. Carlson is now being rejected by many on the right . Piker not so much on the left. And yes Vance needs to make clear where he stands vis a vis Carlson.
Joshua, much to his credit, can tell the difference between an occasional turd in the punchbowl and a stinking mountain of horse crap. Hopefully, someday you will learn that your inability to see the difference in scale does not qualify you as someone who is capable of "seeing both sides."
When has the Left had the scale of Jan 6th, literally attacking the capital and threatening the lives of our leaders? Compare that to No Kings rallies with millions across hundreds of cities and locations of peaceful protest. “The occasional turd” is a blind cult like view. Btw, our Dear Leader just last week called for Obama n Clinton for Treason, a crime punishable by death
Did you miss 2020 when BLM burned American cities non stop for about ten months in “fiery but mostly peaceful protests”? Have you seen the non-stop pro-Hamas rallys since October 7th? Been on a college campus to try to hear a freed Israeli hostage speak?
“BLM burned American cities non stop for 10 months”. From exaggeration to 100% falsehood. You are living in the cult of Right Wing propaganda. There were 10s of millions of peaceful BLM protesters along with a relatively small number of criminals who were arrested n put in jail. No cities were burned down.
Are you not following the indictment of the SPLC for funding neo-nazis and other hate groups to hold rally's—such as the one in Charlottesville? Soros, the Tides Foundation—all Obama’s people—were big donors. Have we ever learned how many undercover FBI agents were provocateurs on Jan 6th?
The SPLC has fought for Civil Rights for decades and nothing has changed. Hiring informants to get info to share with the FBI about hate groups is hardly supporting neo-Nazis. It’s a way to actually fight the neo-Nazis. This case will be thrown out. Oh, and there were no FBI provocateurs on Jan 6th. That’s complete conspiracy theory bullshit. You don’t believe the 2020 election was stolen, do you? If so, then no chance to dialogue:(
Everything you say is true. What happened to presenting the facts without embellishing them with your personal opinions? Am I misremembering a bygone era when that was what was published? The facts? There were editorials but when you read them it was a given that the writer's opinion was being presented and that was fine. Where has the honesty gone? Another question. . Why do journalists interview terrorists? What's to be gained? Everybody knows what a terrorist does. Who cares what they think. Seeing photos of murdered victims is all you need to know. My own opinion why journalists interview terrorists is because they are fascinated by them, what makes them tick, why are they so evil, maybe it's even a feather in the cap of a journalist who gets a sitdown with Sinwar. A couple of days ago a video of a terrorist was posted, the footage by terrorists themselves.
The terrorist, smiling gleefully, was demonstrating how to attach explosives to a child's body and disguising the explosives by wrapping cloth around the child's waist. It was repulsive, nauseating, infuriating, it's something you can't unsee. Intelligence officers gather intel from terrorists in jail. Journalists don't need to interview terrorists. Video footage tells it all.
Joshua, strong article. What frustrates me is that many Jews now clearly understand the propaganda problem, yet we still seem to lack any serious unified strategy to fight back.
From universities to media to social platforms, our opponents have built a highly effective messaging machine, while we often remain reactive and fragmented. Israel may be winning the military war, but we are badly losing the information war — and that has real-world consequences.
Until Jewish leadership starts treating propaganda as a battlefield rather than an annoyance, we’ll keep having the same conversations while the problem gets worse.
Both groups are guilty. The right has been frighteningly anti Israel, with the likes of Candice Owen, Tucker Carlson and others. It's gaining momentum daily.
The media has been captured by the right and left, and you must know this. It is a frightening time for people and Jews, which is why the Future of Jewish is so important.
We need to think critically, and start speaking up for Israel and Judaism in new ways, and start making new alliances outside our circles.
The Left has enabled Iran's nuclear and missile programs for decades. The Right is now blasting them to smithereens. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES.
You’ve nailed it again Joshua. Wish the people that need to read this would.
Absolutely right. The left wing press has an axe to grind against the Jewish people
Australian left-wing media includes our government broadcaster, the ABC. Laura Tingle is a darling of the ABC and even of our current Labor PM. She’s virulently anti-Israel and anti-Trump — as are 95% of ABC journalists. The ABC’s current and former Middle East correspondents (Matt Doran and John Lyons respectively) are also avowedly anti-Israel. The dehumanisation of Israelis via the ABC’s one-sided narrative has been unrelenting since Oct 7 2023. There is no balance or context provided — just the worst possible headline for Israel regardless of the facts. In addition, the ABC answers to very few bodies. It has destroyed my naïveté about truth in media and especially about the true nature of the Australian ‘left’. The left here is fully supportive of Islamists who advocate for ‘global intifada’ and seek the destruction of the Israeli state. It’s dystopian.
There are no journalists or reporters. How do we know this?
Look no further than Nick Shirley who went Minneapolis with a video camera, micrphone and a car and uncovered $9 billion in Somali Medicaid Fraud.
Then he went to California and did likewise.
Do you know that that California has spent $37 billion since 2019 on the "homeless" in the last 7 years? No?
Have you seen any "reporter" from anywhere try to uncover where that money went? No.
The only thing you know for certain is that the homeless didn't see one dime of it but Gavin Newsome's friends were richly rewarded.
Meanwhile the homeless population has tripled in that time period. Al Capone and Lucky Luciano are salivating in their graves.
Trump has had 3 fraud judgements against him - University, Foundation and Organization- hundreds of millions. Trump has pardoned more than 70 fraudsters. Their fraud amounting to $2 bn. Rick Scott presided over United Healthcare in 2000 and they were found liable for $1.7 bn in fraud. There has been and will always be fraud. It’s rather biased to point the finger at one party (or ethnic group) as the home of fraud. What is notable is who is pardoning those who have been convicted by a jury.
IF you belive that the fraud in the US is equivalent between the Republicans and the Democrats then you need to get out of your house, off social media and open your eyes.
I worked for Wells Fargo and there was fraud everywhere but it was not political. I uncovered fraud there on my own and was fired. That was not political either.
Do companies commit fraud? Yes, but poltical fraud appears to be 95% committed by Democrats. Everyone in the country knows this - even the Democrats.
And the evidence of “Democrat” fraud is? “Everyone knows” is not proof. What makes the fraud in Minneapolis any different than Rick Scott’s Medicare fraud from 25 years ago? And the COVID era PPP Government program was riddled with fraud committed by businesses. Does that make them Republicans?
A great essay that needed to be said, Joshua. The Jewish people and Israel are the number one targets by the MSM and the Democrats/Libs/Progressives. Next in line is Netanyahu and Trump. When someone actually confronts these so-called 'journalists' (which is rare) with the truth, they always seem so surprised and try to salvage their lies, hyperbolic statements, and inversions to save face. People have become much smarter and aware of the tactics of the MSM and the Left. They've overplayed their hand and have none left. Some of the questions posed during press conferences are truly hard to believe. When a question has been answered multiple times, there's always another 'journalist' to ask the same question. They're just not satisfied with an honest and transparent answer. I believe they think if they ask it enough, the answer will change. Thank you, thank you, for a topic that needed to be addressed.
Left wing media is biased against Israel. Understood. But right wing media fawns over Trump whose only redeeming feature is his relationship with Israel. In virtually every other sphere, most notably domestic affaires, he’s a disaster. Takeaway, all media is biased and one must consult various sources.
I used to vote democrat. I was finally cured of my ignorance by the actions of Obama as president. I believe the election (including the one that was obviously stolen) of Joe Biden, a perfect example of an opportunistic political hack, was more or less the extension of Obama's terms in office. The fact that they were both completely indifferent to the will of the people, choosing to ramrod men as women at the expense of half the human race, from the same people who expressed outrage at white people wearing braids as "cultural appropriation", the wars they fomented, the deliberate breakdown of our border policies, the censorship, the arrest of people for thought crimes or comments on social media. The same people who see the actions of Trump as uniformly disastrous, somehow are completely blind to any flaws in their chosen billionaire's willing puppets. Not that Trump has no faults, but they fade completely in the avalanche of frighteningly bad government under the "democrats" - who have proven themselves to be liars in just keeping the name democrat as their name.
But why do people believe it? The claims are so bombastic and outrageous they're beyond credulity, so it appears there is a viral mental illness in this country ... and beyond.
80% of Americans went to our totalitarian government school system. I have these "teachers" in my family and I wouldn't let near my pet goldfish no less my children or grandchildren.
They all are at the intersection of ignorance and arrogance with huge doses of incurable, unsated envy. You can not create a more closed minded group of people outside the USSR or the Third Reich. I do not associate with them at family gatherings and have consequently enjoyed 8 straight Communist Free Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.
You are right about this and leaves me wondering as well. Is it some form of mass hypnosis that impacts only those more easily hypnotized? Was there a mind control substance in the jab the same people ardently believed in? How do people manage to believe that people who are committing mass murders on a global scale are the victims of a miniscule segment of the population that has a history, not of committing mass murders, but of finding cures for illness far exceeding their small numbers, who have a 3000 year history of surviving and overcoming persecution, both in the East and the West.
Critical thinking is not being taught in elementary schools, secondary schools, and it is rarely taught in colleges and universities. If critical thinking skills and dispositions were taught throughout the educational system, which would require teachers to take specialized courses and workshops in critical thinking, then people would be far less gullible. The home of critical thinking is in philosophy, which is being systematically eliminated in higher education through attrition.
Must read about today's media. What can be done? It feels like a runaway train with no end in sight.
Funny. I thought this was going to be about the latest assasination attempt on Trump. It might as well be because in the end its all the same thing for the same reason. The same lies told by the same sources inciting the same people.
Actually no. It is part of their plan. One Party rule. Destroy the Republic. They are all Jacobins. They need to vilify or remove their main adversary DT in one way or another. Trump is in every way Evil to them. They hope someone takes him out. Why? Because the Ends Justify any means.
James Carville is on record and saying it out Loud. He says that the Democratic Party should “repeal the Woke Tour” and trying to appeal to voters and instead capture and change the country and its political system fundamentally. Revolution. Capture them and tell them why later. Projection is their game, One Party Authoritarian rule is their aim. Burn it down to save it. Out with minority, state and individual rights. In with Rule by the few. They desire Majoritarian Rule. In reality its Authoritarian and imposed. Of course without the Majority and with no protections they will Pack the Courts and Allow in DC and PR. A new King will be anointed.
The Plan. Win at any cost in 2028 through apportionment, open borders, no ID, Sanctuary everything, and imposing the National Popular vote making the Electoral College meaningless. This would be the most audacious gamble in American politics ever since our founding. It would destroy our Constitutional Republic in favor of a new One Party Authoritarian Regime. Call it the Californication of America. Maybe I am crazy but it appears many of their policies are actively being implemented. Chaos and obfuscation are the rule. Once in, they will end the filibuster and impose everything. That is why they have demonized MAGA and DT. They want their followers to cheer their revolution the same way many are cheering Cole Allen. The fuse has been lit. It has been said out loud. Revolution hangs in the air.
Maybe both sides have an incitement problem. Was Jan 6 an incitement? Has anyone done the stats of violence based on right, left, undetermined and loony? You have to be biased to think it’s only Left. Tree of Life? The South Carolina church? There’s a myriad of gun violence that has nothing to do with the Left. I’m surprised that Joshua wrote this. It seems out of character from his usual rational view.
Did many on the left in prominent roles ( media, entertainment, even politicians ) celebrate ( or try to justify) the murder of Charlie kirk? How many on the right celebrated the murders in Pittsburgh or Charleston? How many today want Trump killed? Is there any similar sentiment for any dem politician? Same question regarding Supreme Court justices. Yes there is hate on both sides but Joshua's point is that one side is much more in support of, or will make excuses regarding, politically motivated violence. The polling is crystal clear on that point as you likely know. I put Piker and Carlson in the same boat and those on the left or right who look the other way should be deemed part of the problem. Carlson is now being rejected by many on the right . Piker not so much on the left. And yes Vance needs to make clear where he stands vis a vis Carlson.
Vance is no friend of the Jews
Joshua, much to his credit, can tell the difference between an occasional turd in the punchbowl and a stinking mountain of horse crap. Hopefully, someday you will learn that your inability to see the difference in scale does not qualify you as someone who is capable of "seeing both sides."
When has the Left had the scale of Jan 6th, literally attacking the capital and threatening the lives of our leaders? Compare that to No Kings rallies with millions across hundreds of cities and locations of peaceful protest. “The occasional turd” is a blind cult like view. Btw, our Dear Leader just last week called for Obama n Clinton for Treason, a crime punishable by death
Harvey, you live in fantasy world, and you are very pleased with your opinions. Hope you both live happily ever after. Bye-bye
Did you miss 2020 when BLM burned American cities non stop for about ten months in “fiery but mostly peaceful protests”? Have you seen the non-stop pro-Hamas rallys since October 7th? Been on a college campus to try to hear a freed Israeli hostage speak?
“BLM burned American cities non stop for 10 months”. From exaggeration to 100% falsehood. You are living in the cult of Right Wing propaganda. There were 10s of millions of peaceful BLM protesters along with a relatively small number of criminals who were arrested n put in jail. No cities were burned down.
Are you not following the indictment of the SPLC for funding neo-nazis and other hate groups to hold rally's—such as the one in Charlottesville? Soros, the Tides Foundation—all Obama’s people—were big donors. Have we ever learned how many undercover FBI agents were provocateurs on Jan 6th?
The SPLC has fought for Civil Rights for decades and nothing has changed. Hiring informants to get info to share with the FBI about hate groups is hardly supporting neo-Nazis. It’s a way to actually fight the neo-Nazis. This case will be thrown out. Oh, and there were no FBI provocateurs on Jan 6th. That’s complete conspiracy theory bullshit. You don’t believe the 2020 election was stolen, do you? If so, then no chance to dialogue:(
Everything you say is true. What happened to presenting the facts without embellishing them with your personal opinions? Am I misremembering a bygone era when that was what was published? The facts? There were editorials but when you read them it was a given that the writer's opinion was being presented and that was fine. Where has the honesty gone? Another question. . Why do journalists interview terrorists? What's to be gained? Everybody knows what a terrorist does. Who cares what they think. Seeing photos of murdered victims is all you need to know. My own opinion why journalists interview terrorists is because they are fascinated by them, what makes them tick, why are they so evil, maybe it's even a feather in the cap of a journalist who gets a sitdown with Sinwar. A couple of days ago a video of a terrorist was posted, the footage by terrorists themselves.
The terrorist, smiling gleefully, was demonstrating how to attach explosives to a child's body and disguising the explosives by wrapping cloth around the child's waist. It was repulsive, nauseating, infuriating, it's something you can't unsee. Intelligence officers gather intel from terrorists in jail. Journalists don't need to interview terrorists. Video footage tells it all.
Joshua, strong article. What frustrates me is that many Jews now clearly understand the propaganda problem, yet we still seem to lack any serious unified strategy to fight back.
From universities to media to social platforms, our opponents have built a highly effective messaging machine, while we often remain reactive and fragmented. Israel may be winning the military war, but we are badly losing the information war — and that has real-world consequences.
Until Jewish leadership starts treating propaganda as a battlefield rather than an annoyance, we’ll keep having the same conversations while the problem gets worse.
Trump is the original liar and media manipulator so blaming others for the hatred and division he stokes to survive (and always has) misses the mark.
Please seek professional help.
YES!! I cancelled my subscription to the New York Times for all of the reasons that you outlined in
your excellent essay. ''
Ethical journalism on the Left is in a death spiral...going, going, gone.
Thank you highlighting this problem--so dangerous.
Thanks Joshua for a clear explanation of a sadly pervasive mainstream bias that is based on ideology not on facts. Another insightful piece.
Both groups are guilty. The right has been frighteningly anti Israel, with the likes of Candice Owen, Tucker Carlson and others. It's gaining momentum daily.
The media has been captured by the right and left, and you must know this. It is a frightening time for people and Jews, which is why the Future of Jewish is so important.
We need to think critically, and start speaking up for Israel and Judaism in new ways, and start making new alliances outside our circles.
The Left has enabled Iran's nuclear and missile programs for decades. The Right is now blasting them to smithereens. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES.
Get a clue.