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4,300 have died in Ukraine since April

Why does the small death toll of Ebola get so much attention when so many have died in Ukraine? most of have died at the hands of Ukraine's military. Pro-Russian rebels have killed Ukrainian military, but they're not the one's shelling schools it's Ukraine!Yet America,and the media establishment want us to view Russia as the aggressor LOL
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ebola could have been a catalyst that killed way more people.
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Ukraine had loads of press and still gets covered, ebola was just something else. It doesn't mean the world has forgotten about Ukraine.

And whilst I agree that the anti-Russia bias is largely an attempt to demonise Russia in light of US foreign policy, your comparison with ebola doesn't really hold any significance in relation to the way the world views Russia.
I don't know. You shell rebel strongholds, miss and hit a school that was evacuated months ago. The propaganda factory picks it up and you never hear the end of it.

Yes, A shell hit A school, that was EMPTY.

Also, that picture purported to show a MiG shooting down MH17 was laughable.

Rus is very much on its own with this one. Even China hasen't said anything. What's happening inside Ukraine is almost as plain as day to anyone outside of Propaganda land and Rus is a master of it.


Regarding Ebola, well the Ukraine situation has sort of gone a bit cold with the cease fire. You see article updates every week or so but coverage of ebola has dipped and bounced back too.
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What happens next in the Ukraine? You decide!

Join the debate in the Model UN, all ideas welcome.
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A terrible death toll but we must support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian scourge as it seeks to join the west.
Original post by RonaldDumbsfeld
Why does the small death toll of Ebola get so much attention when so many have died in Ukraine? most of have died at the hands of Ukraine's military. Pro-Russian rebels have killed Ukrainian military, but they're not the one's shelling schools it's Ukraine!Yet America,and the media establishment want us to view Russia as the aggressor LOL


Proxy war.

Can't have the public turning against our geopolitical interests after all...
Ukraine is a conflict on the other side of Europe, as far as the public is concerned it's never going to have any impact on our lives (apart from those that think that it's spelling WWIII); ebola has the potential to have a massive impact on this county, although it is also incredibly improbable, but the media can much more reasonably scaremonger about ebola, scaremongering=sales.

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