• alekwithak@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    No, I definitely remember when the mainstream media jumped at the chance to smear one of the most peaceful spiritual figures alive, context be damned. They took a culturally unfamiliar moment and ran it through a Western lens to manufacture outrage. And look, they’re still collecting dividends on it!