GIVE US THE FACTS

25 August 2023

Can the MSM tell us the truth about anything  or is it simply the official voice of government ?

Stop telling the public stories, "narratives", just give us the facts and let us form our own opinion. We don't need the MSM to tell us what to think. If a broadsheet has an opinion that they want to broadcast, then by all means do so, but save it for the editorial pages - that's what they are there for.

All subscribers are interested in and paying for is "the news". The facts, the fundamentals, the truth - the facts are the basis on which liberal democracy works.

We don't want newssheets to tell us what to think, we want them to tell us what's going on.

For example, an article is written on training Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16, but there's rather more to it than that of course. The choice of airport, the lengthening of runways, all of the associated infrastructure and the supply chain for maintenance and repairs.

In particular, if there are any take-off and landing strips left in Ukraine, which ones will the F-16 be using or will they be flying out of Romania or Poland - in other words are we heading to World War 3?

Plus, what about the numbers? Russia currently has over a thousand equivalent or superior fighter jets and those numbers are increasing. The F-16 is a generation four I am told, whereas the new models coming out of Russian factories are fifth generation.

And a final point worth thinking about is that it's not obvious the Russians would agree to a frozen conflict, nor indeed would Europe ( there are elections of public officials within this time scale representatives who represent us). Strikes me that within the timescale of this F-16 program, the war will be over with Russia in charge, the Russians will have reached the borders of Poland and there will be nothing left of Ukraine.

So this is the new iteration of the old American plan to defeat Russia in Ukraine and with a new government in the Kremlin, bring Russia into the Western sphere for the showdown with China that America expects.

And it's all the MSM tells us about. The plan to escalate with F-16 but without the downside risks.

But what if this plan is based or delusions or simply-put, doesn't work? What if Russia passes further into the Eurasian camp? What if the western public object to this war? What if there will be no showdown with China because China doesn't play ball as it is not looking for military victory, it is looking for commercial opportunity? So lot's of What-ifs that I'd like to know more about.

And most basic and general point of all for the MSM: give us the facts and let us make up our own mind! At the moment the MSM are just giving us the "case for the prosecution", but there is also the "case for the defense" that we would like to hear.

"But what if it doesn't work?"

The neocons have been in charge for at least the last 30 years ... have any of their foreign policy adventures worked out successfully? Why should this one be any different?

So really lots of doubts about America's claims and plans and lots of sadness for the Ukrainian people and European taxpayers.

Lots of hope too that Europe can rise again (even though it may take a generational change for us to get rid of our mediocre leadership).

The MSM needs to present these truths and give us a balanced presentation for us to make up our own minds and return the feedback to our representatives. That is the safeguard of the liberal democracy.