cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30276408

By Imran Mulla
Published date: 17 May 2025 17:59 BST

"It was organised by the Palestine Solidarity Compaign, Friends of Al-Aqsa, the Muslim Association of Britain, Stop the War, the Palestinian Forum in Britain and other pro-Palestine groups.

Protesters came from around the country, including from Wales and northern England. Stop the War said the demonstration was attended by an estimated 600,000 people, making it the biggest since November 2023."

  • Raltoid@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    It’s an age thing.

    Most higher level government officials tend to be around boomer age. And over their lifetime they’ve grown to trust traditional-media more than almost anything. And these days the most major outlets are focused eniterly on revenue, so most of them heavily self-censor.

    You’d be shocked at how many people in their 60s literally do not know a fraction of what has been going on there.

      • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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        9 hours ago

        They are the way they are because the media has been lying to them their entire lives.

        It’s hard to discern propaganda when propaganda is your baseline.