Why Israel Abusing Flotilla Detainees Provoked So Much Outrage. Plus, One Nation's War on the Media

About this episode

Os and Scott discuss the treatment of Gaza flotilla detainees and the media's coverage, along with One Nation's attacks on journalists and the rise of far-right politics.

Os and Scott discuss the treatment of Gaza flotilla detainees by Israeli, and why the media has reported it so extensively despite no longer paying as much attention to Israel's war crimes in Gaza and Lebanon. Later, they turn to Pauline Hanson and One Nation's recent attacks on journalists, and discuss how the far-right across the world are seeking capitalise in rising distrust in media. They also break down how One Nation became the most popular party in Australia, why people are still in denial about their rise, and how the media should be covering them. Plus, to make the world seem a bit less grim Os picks his favourite Kylie Minogue album, inspired by the new documentary on Australia's favourite pop star. PS: Get tickets to Lamestream's live national tour right here ! Support Lamestream by visiting our website to sign up and become a subscriber. Follow us on social media: Instagram TikTok YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Os, Scott

Topics covered

• Israel
• media treatment
• Gaza flotilla
• One Nation
• far-right
• journalism
• Kylie Minogue

Keywords

• Israel
• Gaza
• One Nation
• media
• Pauline Hanson
• Kylie Minogue
• journalism
• far-right

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Nation, Kylie Minogue, Lamestream Media

Places: Gaza, Lebanon, Australia

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