I've perceived the last couple of months a different media landscape overall, and to me more noticeable in Lemmy.
Some subjects seem to be regularly reoccurring and other relevant issues are simply almost absent.
I believe also that overall Lemmy posts used to be more guarded, reasonably balanced , with a leftish tweak.
Of late , the posts seem more repetitive, as if there's an agenda to be set. It could be my perception.
Then again, if I take the several disinformation warnings to heart, it could be that too.
Any one got a take on this, or have felt a change in the Media, subjects and or comments of late,especially the last weeks?
Examples: Trump, Fascism, Hate crime, Palestine/ Isreael, corruption.
Overall, the atmosphere of links, posts and comments are more negative & polarising I guess..
I think what we see is a shift in narrative that finally starts to catch on to some of the reality. I am tired of the narratives and consistent influence campaigns that have been pushed by corporate media for decades. We are living in a time of multiple interlinked crisis and as the danger is rising, so are the "negative" and "polarising" news.
I am probably one of the users, who you would suspect of being part of some influence campaign, as i share articles relating to Palestine and the NAWA (North Africa, West Asia) region daily. I believe these to be a focal point for many problems of the world. The global injustice, violation of human rights, corporate greed destroying every bit of ecological and social stability, the erosion of values and democracy in Western Nations...
All these become brazenly apparent there. As the president of Colombia says. If the imperial powers get away with the genocide of brown people in Gaza, they will globalize that genocide.
I know other users, who focus on spreading news about Ukraine and i am glad that they do, as i don't follow the situation in Ukraine as actively anymore. I see it as a strength that people can have different focuses that then combine here.
In Europe we have a rise of the fascist far right and a rise of authoritarian and repressive politics among broad parts of the political spectrum. While this is "domestic" it reflects itself in the foreign policy and the foreign policy reflects into the domestic policy.
I would also love not to see news about the rise of fascists every day, but it is happening right now and the response of civil society is still far from what is needed to defend against it. And herein i also see the positive side. By facing the real problems and acting on them, we can end the negatives and create a better future. The only way to not be overwhelmed, is by becoming proactive.
Or as the German band "Die Ärzte" sang 20 years ago already:
Es ist nicht deine Schuld, dass die Welt ist, wie sie ist
Es wär nur deine Schuld, wenn sie so bleibt
It isn't your fault, that the world is like it is.
It only would be your fault, if it stays like this
Nah, you have been here for a while, you seem quite consistent in your approach..Maybe other users though..
Like you said, we all have a different take and I can mostly relate to your focus , and I agree that,
And as an artist friend said to me : " There are people who want to change the world by making the world more beautiful, and those who want to change it by making it a better place. We need both types to make it work. "