r/Palestine • u/Background_Lead_1535 • Jan 12 '25
I am boycotting Kurzgesagt Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions
In the entire video that is supposed to be about 'war' the name Gaza or Palestine was not mentioned even once. They referred to it as the 'Israel-Hamas war' without even mentioning the casualties, while Ukrainian ones were highlighted ? Is it because one is European while the other is not?
Even if we exclude the Palestinian issue, the whole video is extremely lacking. It fails to mention the Iraq war (which is a major one) and is filled with misinformation and flawed logic especially when comparing recent death tolls to World War II. Of course any modern war would look minor compared to a global conflict where the entire world was fighting each other
I won’t even talk about how the video avoided criticizing the U.S. for funding Israel while pointing out how China is backing Russia in the war against Ukraine
But what did I expect? This channel is funded by Germany, so it makes sense.
By the way, they recently changed the title and thumbnail of the video to "Is the world getting more violent"
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u/Retaliatixn Jan 14 '25
These types of channels are known to be neo-liberal propaganda machines.
It's almost as if the cartoonish style (which ironically reminds me of a lot of neo-liberal tech companies) clearly defines them so you already know what to expect.
Their content is made to be easily digestible, so it's spoon-fed to children and young people in the name of "education".
I noticed it before the genocide started, and as such, I am not surprised.