Fake News: Asia’s “Autocrats” Vs Asia’s Autocrats. Thailand, Myanmar
NOVANEWS
By Joseph Thomas
New Eastern Outlook
Mounting evidence suggests media outlets across the United States and Europe are selectively labeling leaders from around the world as “autocrats,” “despots” and “dictators” based not on their actual human rights records, policies or actions, but rather on where they fall along the spectrum of obedience to and complicity with the ambitions of Wall Street, Washington, London and Brussels.
No clearer example of this can be seen than the media’s treatment of current Thai prime minister, Prayut Chan-O-Cha.
In an AFP article titled, “Thai junta chief accepts Trump invite,” the media service claims:
Thailand’s junta chief has accepted an invitation to visit the White House from President Donald Trump, his spokesman said Monday, the lat...
