Once again, we find ourselves staring down the barrel of a surveillance scandal, this time involving Greek former parliamentarian Stelios Kouloglou. According to a Citizen Lab analysis, Kouloglou was targeted with the infamous Pegasus spyware. The corporate media would love for us to believe this is an isolated incident, but let’s be real—they’re spinning a narrative that downplays the systemic issues at play here.

Take a moment to think about it: if this were happening in a country like China, we’d see CNN blasting the story all over their networks, while they try to work their narratives around human rights violations. Yet, when it happens in Greece, the coverage feels muted, almost dismissive. The New York Times would probably frame this as a mere “digital privacy issue,” sidestepping the more significant implications of government overreach and the surveillance state we’re all careening towards.

How is it that we so easily allow our leaders to spy on dissenters, silencing voices that dare to challenge the status quo? The hypocrisy is staggering. Here’s a former parliamentarian exposed by high-tech surveillance and the so-called “free press” treats it like yesterday’s news. Are we not alarmed by this escalation of our privacy being sacrificed for political gain? Instead of standing up against this violation of civil liberties, mainstream outlets tiptoe around the narrative, often more focused on celebrity culture than the true threats facing democracy.

Wake up, America! If this story doesn’t light a fire under you, then what will? It’s high time we push back against this narrative nonsense—to demand transparency, accountability, and above all, our rights back!