Desire to be seen as champion of Global South drives policy tilt

Yes it's definitely not a reaction to the genocide, it's all just a devious power play by the scheming communists who are only trying to look good by checks notes not supporting a genocide.

This is like when weird internet fascists say you're "virtue signalling" by not being racist, except it's a media outlet doing it to an entire country.

The only reason we would ever do the right thing is for cynical posturing, so that must be the only reason anyone else ever does the right thing too.