> Often when people talk about bias, they assume it must be bias against their interests. They don't realize that, if there is room for bias, it's just as easily bias in their favor. The article could overstate either side - or both at different times.
I think that my comment left room for this. But I felt it important to offer an opposition to what is the "leading narrative" in the West.
> That's false. In each event, one side tends to inflate claims like civilian deaths and the other tends to minimize them.
I should have been clearer that one side would make such claims, and the opposing side would also make such claims to their benefit. Propaganda has, and always will be, a significant part of war. It reminds me of the 2020-2021 China-India mountain battles [1] where both sides minimised their losses and claimed victory with large losses on the other side.
I think that my comment left room for this. But I felt it important to offer an opposition to what is the "leading narrative" in the West.
> That's false. In each event, one side tends to inflate claims like civilian deaths and the other tends to minimize them.
I should have been clearer that one side would make such claims, and the opposing side would also make such claims to their benefit. Propaganda has, and always will be, a significant part of war. It reminds me of the 2020-2021 China-India mountain battles [1] where both sides minimised their losses and claimed victory with large losses on the other side.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_China%E2%80%...