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Why is the West's mainstream media ignoring the farmers' revolt?
 [Remix] Although the global media used all its weapons of opinion to make the "peasant war" that shook Germany seem nonexistent, the world was still treated to dramatic images of the mass farmers’ demonstrations through the new era of social media."No fuel, no food, no future" — that is the slogan most often used by German farmers, obviously in English because it was the only way to get mass exposure of their current plight. However, you’d be forgiven for missing the protests raging across Germany — and in many other countries this past week, including Romania and France — due to the mainstream media’s apparent disinterest in the farming revolution, with producers seemingly given particularly strict instructions on what to, and what not to report. The existence of protests unfolding throughout Europe appeared to be under some form of media embargo. Perhaps it might be worth considering why. It is true in general, but in post-WWII Europe in particular, which was in a rather dire situation, it has proven true many times over that food supply is perhaps an even more delicate and important strategic sector than heavy industry. Although in macro statistics, which give a false picture, agriculture’s share could be only a few percent, or even "negligible," it is not only not negligible, but it turns out to be more important than anything imaginable. The great peasant wars of the 15th and 16th centuries were fought for exactly the same reasons as today. In that century and a half, in addition to literally "pulling the rug out from under the peasantry," the average peasant’s daily working hours doubled, and the income he received for those hours was cut in half. It is understandable (though not excusable) that the brutal cruelty of the somewhat frustrated peasant masses knew no bounds. Nor, indeed, did the reprisals that followed. "You'll own nothing and you'll be happy" is a phrase originating in a 2016 video by the World Economic Forum, summarising an essay written by Danish politician Ida Auken. The phrase has been used by critics who accuse the WEF of desiring restrictions on ownership of private property. Wikipedia Related: German farmers: 2024-01-14 The farmer protests that changed the Dutch government have come to Germany German farmers: 2024-01-11 MASSIVE PUSHBACK – German Railway Workers Join Farmer Protest – German and Polish Truckers Providing Additional Support- German farmers: 2024-01-10 German Farmers Begin 8 Day Massive Protest Against Increased Government Taxation and Alarmist Climate Agenda Posted by: Besoeker 2024-01-25 |
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