Alan MacLeod: Sheen of Western Democracy Is Wearing Thin

Senior staff writer for MintPress News, Alan MacLeod, throws the spotlight on the increasingly undemocratic practices in the Western world where anyone challenging U.S. government narratives risks being labeled a foreign agent. MacLeod blames Washington’s all-encompassing support for Israel for the ongoing war in Gaza and said no one appears to be interested in a broader regional conflict in the Middle East except Benjamin Netanyahu. #FreedomOfSpeech #USElection2024 #Gaza #Israel Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 01:15 – Democratic facade 02:24 – Deranked and deleted 03:51 – Alternative media tightrope 05:00 – Online surveillance 07:05 – Compromising information 07:59 – West’s Gaza policy 09:29 – Blocking Palestinian statehood 12:14 – Bipartisan support 12:50 – Disgusted Democrats 14:02 – Middle East escalation 15:30 – Dangerous point Hoopoe: your daily dose of news, memes, and everything in between https://www