HIBAPRESS
While campaigns of mockery and incitement against Morocco are escalating on a number of Algerian channels, both official and private, the Moroccan state chooses a policy of silence or a shy response, as if the dignity of the state and the citizen is no longer a priority in the battle of image and public opinion.
The question that many Moroccans are asking today is: What is the Moroccan state waiting for? Has the daily media encroachment become a normal matter that does not deserve a response? Or has Morocco chosen, out of conviction or out of incapacity, to leave the regional media arena open to those who attack it without a reckoner or a censor? What is broadcast in some Algerian platforms cannot be considered “media opinion”, but rather a systematic hostile discourse that offends Morocco as a state and a people, and is sometimes presented under an official or semi-official cover. Nevertheless, the almost complete absence of a strong and organized official Moroccan media is noted, capable of dismantling this discourse and responding to it with argument, data, and professional exposure. The most dangerous thing than official silence is the growing feeling among Moroccan citizens that their media dignity is being violated, and that the state does not consider these repeated insults a matter of sovereignty or national dignity. Has the Moroccan citizen become "cheap" in the equation of political and media management? And why is the defense of Morocco's image left to individual initiatives or independent press with limited capabilities? We are not advocates of insult or incitement, but we demand an offensive, intelligent, and professional national media that does not suffice with shy responses or cold statements, but enters the regional discussion with confidence and strength, exposes contradictions, and places international public opinion before the facts. Silence is not always considered wisdom, and sometimes it is understood as weakness. And if the Moroccan state is betting on "rising above" the response, it must explain this to its citizens, or give its media the green light to defend the homeland with dignity and responsibility. Because the battles today are no longer only on the ground, but in the minds… and on the screens.
