Crowds of Iranian-Americans took to the streets of Westwood on Saturday to celebrate the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and the reported formation of a provisional government by opposition groups, marking a moment many said they never expected to witness in their lifetimes.
Celebrations spilled into the streets near Persian Square with people waving Iranian flags, honking car horns and chanting in joy. Some danced in the streets, expressing hope for a freer Iran.
These puff pieces are so obvious. There were less than 50 people in Brisbane yesterday, and it was plastered everywhere. But rallies with 500 to 1000s supporting Free Palestine are ignored at best or reported as a bundle of rallies or called anti-Semitic or organised by hate groups.
I was in Santa Monica a few days ago before it happened and there were at least 200 people there by the afternoon. I wouldn’t be surprised if the numbers hit 300 after I left.
The number isn’t as important as the tell of the media in how they choose to report them.
As somebody else posted: 9 Israeli lives will stay above the fold for days, and over 80 girls killed at school never gets front page.
Isn’t that just dependent on the news sources you’re following? There’s definitely some bias here and there but that’s why you should be following multiple sources from multiple backgrounds anyways.