The Pretense of Civilization and Scandinavian Frustration
Finally, the ugly face of the Scandinavian media- which poses as the world's most 'civilized', 'liberal', and 'free'- has been completely unmasked, stripped of the humanitarian makeup it had been hiding behind for so long. For years, the global intellectual fraternity remained mesmerized by Norway, which sat comfortably at the top of so-called unbiased and sponsored rankings like the 'Press Freedom Index'. We, too, would occasionally wonder what kind of revolutionary elixir of journalism rained down upon this tiny, snow-covered country that led the world to revere it as the ultimate messiah of journalism. But today, the picture is crystal clear. The real and disgusting proof of their so-called 'superior' and 'ideal' journalism is that they have infinite time to create petty, indecent, and frustrated cartoons targeting the democratically elected representatives of the world's largest democracy. This is not a sign of independent j...