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Alex Jones Gets What He Always Wanted
American Greatness ^ | 23 Oct, 2022 | Gavin Wax

Posted on 10/24/2022 6:24:48 AM PDT by MtnClimber

In conducting its overreach, the government has solidified in the hands and minds of millions of American patriots, and populists the world over, the very message Jones has been spreading.

Infowars founder Alex Jones has finally been forced to pay for his conspiracy theories. A jury has levied civil damages of $965 million on him for speculating that the Sandy Hook shooting was “staged with actors” in a ruling that may change the nature of defamation law nationwide

Few are willing to defend Jones’ remarks about Sandy Hook, and for good reason. His abhorrent mischaracterizations may have inculcated in his large audience such asinine sentiments. Jones is receiving measures of accountability for polluting the public discourse, and some invite this ruling as a welcomed development. But absent leftist screeches, is Jones an outlier? Why does our judicial system not hold to a similar account other media figures caught spreading lies to the masses?

When will the media officials who heralded America’s pointless invasion of Iraq, laundering dubious intel to manipulate the masses in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks, be forced to pay? To this day, these cretins have not endured professional consequences for their actions; they continue to hold privileged positions in society, ironically lecturing the masses on “democracy” and “human rights” after spending the heydays of their respective careers making a mockery of both.

Members of the corporate media continue to peddle similarly harmful falsehoods every day. They never atoned for relentlessly pushing the Trump-is-a-Russian-asset conspiracy theory, which put anything Jones has ever said to shame in terms of its absurdity. They impugned the reputations of hundreds of top U.S. officials, including President Trump himself, and have never admitted wrongdoing, much less been forced to pay a cent. This evidences a double standard: independent figures like Jones are held to one standard of scrutiny, while “journalists” working for deep state propaganda outlets like MSNBC are held to another.

In our age of ever-increasing Orwellian repression, anyone who deviates from the deep state narrative must be castigated, rebuked, scorned, and canceled. Free speech has been replaced as a value by political correctness, with strict thought control from the social media mob enforcing this new regime. It requires moral fortitude to defend the First Amendment rights of someone who makes odious remarks, as Jones clearly has. But even if Jones’ opinions were based on falsehoods and did result in animus fomenting against the Sandy Hook parents, it is his right as a free American to speak freely and, one can argue, speaking freely is an obligation of all journalists covering current events.

Questioning the circumstances related to school shootings is a service that intrepid members of the media provide to the public. Doing so recklessly, as Jones did, has damaged the credibility of this type of analysis. Government cowards have castigated Jones because challenges to official narratives make their lives harder. Oftentimes, corruption gets swept under the rug in the blind rush to blame firearms. School administrators and law enforcement professionals who were derelict in their duty to protect children skirt blame and demonize the Second Amendment rather than facilitating rational and critical analysis of events.

The Parkland, Florida school shooting of 2018 was exacerbated by a cowardly law enforcement officer who sat in his car instead of responding to the threat. The Uvalde, Texas school shooting earlier this year saw cops doddering around and treating parents like terror threats while a vicious psychopath murdered children. Blood stains each one of those law enforcement professionals’ hands. Jones touches the third rail, ascribing these actions to malevolent, grandiose plots when the actual circumstances are far more banal. But his questioning inspires a sentiment that the deep state would rather see excised from the public consciousness: Government officials cannot always keep you safe, tend to be incompetent, and, in crisis scenarios, can make a tragedy so much worse.

Additionally, friends and family members of mass shooting victims often leverage the tragic event to catapult themselves to media stardom. One of the most odious examples of this is David Hogg, the Parkland High School student who did not hesitate to use his dead classmates as stepping stones for his (or perhaps his Fed father’s) national political ambitions. When the Sandy Hook parents chose to go on television and became nationally recognizable media figures, they became fodder for media commentators, like Jones, for better or worse. When these same parents went on the campaign trail to blame the Second Amendment for the shooting and lobby for gun control, they placed themselves in the public eye and therefore waived defamation protections reserved for private citizens.

Alex Jones commented on a news item, referenced public figures, and reacted to already-existing media artifacts about the Sandy Hook shooting. Conspiracy videos about Sandy Hook were going viral without any promotional assistance from Jones’ platform. There is no evidence that Jones ever engaged in personal harassment of any person negatively impacted by the Sandy Hook tragedy. There is no record of profits he received from expressing his opinions on Sandy Hook. There is nothing showing damages, other than feelings of offense, to Sandy Hook parents because of anything Jones said. A jury, spurred on by deep state antagonists and their media lackeys, railroaded Jones. The effort to attack him is part of a broader war against the rule of law.

To see the bigger picture, one must connect the Jones case to the ongoing probes of President Donald J. Trump, which have continued despite a total lack of evidence. Connect the Jones case to Antifa and Black Lives Matter mobs being unleashed on the masses with near-total impunity while January 6 peaceful protesters are kept in disgraceful conditions and solitary confinement and denied a speedy trial. Connect it to recent raids on pro-life activists who stand against the murder of babies and to individuals regularly charged for defending their life and their property against shameless predators. The dichotomy in treatment bestowed on those whom the regime favors and those it disfavors has created a new standard of justice antithetical to American values. Like “Big Guy” Joe Biden himself, it feigns lip service to “democracy” while gleefully and mercilessly punishing its political enemies.

Given the new precedent set by Jones’ trial, what will stop activist lawyers from harassing and persecuting those who called out the bevy of abnormalities, improprieties, and third-world gangsterism that occurred in the 2020 presidential election? Surely such ambulance chasers will find corrupt officials willing to call out legitimate questions of competence as “disinformation” that has caused reputational harm, threats, and anguish. Such cowards will demand an astronomical cash payment and seek to silence anyone who questions them.

What will stop these same lawyers from corralling left-wing extremists who blame COVID-19 deaths on those who spoke out against lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and other authoritarian measures foisted on Americans by out-of-touch deep state elites and demanding monetary compensation because a biased judge and jury determine that “disinformation” about the efficaciousness of muzzles is to blame for tying “Dr.” Fauci’s discredited hands?

The answer to both of these questions, in the wake of the Alex Jones case, is absolutely nothing.

The judgment on Jones sought to shut him up and shut down his media operation, but it also intended to send a signal to the growing legion of people like him—those willing to question popular narratives, disbelieve the media propaganda, and encourage others to think critically against institutional power—that they are not safe. The Biden regime and the deep state at large want to chill our discourse; they know that they are inept, and they know that more Americans come to that realization with each bad decision that they make. And they want to ensure that no one is willing to express these views. As we have seen, Jones has been proven correct on a wide variety of issues throughout the years, and as the Great Reset comes into focus, he looks ever more like a dark prophet of our civilizational doom than a crackpot blowhard who willingly peddles disinformation for self-serving reasons. In that sense, we must recognize that he serves a vital purpose in our national discourse.

Jones may be battered following this judgment against him, but as long as his heart is beating, the establishment will not stop him from spreading his message. Even before the verdict, he was considered a living legend to freedom-minded Americans in the growing patriot movement. Now, he has become a full-blown martyr for free speech. That the Biden regime and deep state had to conspire against Jones so blatantly, rewriting long-standing rules of defamation law, and creating a new legal standard to crucify him, only proves his overriding thesis that shadowy elites operate in unison to control American citizens’ thoughts, minds, and lives. In conducting their overreach, these forces have given Jones everything he has always wanted, and they have solidified in the hands and minds of millions of American Patriots and populists the world over the very message he has been spreading.


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KEYWORDS: alexjones; attention; clownworld; gavinwax; tyranny
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To: CitizenUSA

Yep, it was about politics and to send a message to anyone else who might openly oppose the left.


21 posted on 10/24/2022 7:29:15 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

It is my opinion that the media foments school shootings by naming the shooters and showing their photos.


22 posted on 10/24/2022 7:32:50 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Tell It Right

The evil one and his kids have a natural/sinful advantage in the present age:

“For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.”—Jesus, Luke 16:8

But wisdom is proved right by all her children (especially in the age to come).


23 posted on 10/24/2022 7:36:31 AM PDT by avenir (Information overload = Pattern recognition)
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To: Brian Griffin

yes, the media knows many school shooters admired the fame and publicity of prior school shooters. It really took off after Columbine.


24 posted on 10/24/2022 7:38:22 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Personally? I know very little about Alex Jones, but he comes across as a conspiracy theorist—no offense to his fans. Am I supposed to believe this fringe media personality, Alex Jones, harmed the parents’ reputations to the tune of $ billion? That’s absurd. No. Alex Jones is disliked (hated) by the powers that be. He says things that offend, so they are trying to destroy him.

Even if the award amount is overturned, the process is the punishment. This is the nature of “justice” in America today.


25 posted on 10/24/2022 7:41:43 AM PDT by CitizenUSA (Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.)
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To: MtnClimber

This article is spot on...especially considering that you really have to go out of your way to even hear Jones opinions.


26 posted on 10/24/2022 7:44:52 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: MtnClimber
"He said mean things..."

Name 1 leftist that "paid the price" for any/all the pure ROT that's came/comes out of their mouths?

one-sided outrage = 2-tiered justice

27 posted on 10/24/2022 8:13:00 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: taterjay
I received an F on an opinion paper way back in college, in American Government class. Objected and had it raised to a D. Haha.

I took a 400 level constitutional law class way back in the day during a summer break. I took a different career path after that abusive experience..

28 posted on 10/24/2022 8:17:33 AM PDT by EVO X ( )
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To: MtnClimber
That is the kind of judgement that should be handed down to the global warming hoaxers.
For the actual damage they've done to the economy and public welfare, you'd have to add a couple more zeros.
29 posted on 10/24/2022 8:31:09 AM PDT by nicollo ("I said no!")
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To: MtnClimber
But this was fine


30 posted on 10/24/2022 8:55:33 AM PDT by Pollard (Worm & GMO Free - some call us purebloods)
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To: MtnClimber

How much is Trump owed for being called a Russian asset for years?


31 posted on 10/24/2022 8:57:36 AM PDT by Pollard (Worm & GMO Free - some call us purebloods)
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To: MtnClimber; All

He IS getting what he wanted, but in slow motion.

(BTW I have read that race hustler A Sharpton could always appeal to his supporters to pay his taxes and fines.)

Anyway, if Mr Jones wants vindication of his theories, he has only to wait a few years. This has been the case with so many of the things he has put forward that seemed outlandish at the start.

Regarding the sandy hook deal, I think he may have overspoken on a few things he said, but he raised some legitimate doubts.

Something that was set up may not always have been completely set up, i.e., with the conspicuous hiring of actors, having technical crew stage the scene, getting cooperation from locals, getting it to work right the first time rather than having to re-shoot the thing over and over again because someone had to go to the bathroom, etc.

(I’m waiting for someone to respond to this post with “Kristi, you ignorant s1ut!!! On set everyone always wears adult diapers so they can wait until scheduled bathroom breaks! And that is why we feel actors are treated like slaves and therefore it’s time for them to REVOLT!”

(Your Majesty, the actors are revolting!)

There are so many examples of “Palestinians” supposedly being killed in large numbers by Israelis, and then someone got a short video of them setting up the scene, sprinkling debris on the actors, pouring fake blood here and there - there are too many of these examples for it all to be discounted.

For example, the recent case of Uvalde, TX: This guy was a known freak locally. He was a problem at school, and people complained about him - just like with so many school shooters, he was known, right? This seems to argue against staging, but, haha, now we also have examples of those who get in trouble for something stalkerish and dark, get busted, and THEN get semi-recruited (think MKU1tra) for one or another govt agency now known for persecution of patriotic, law-abiding citizens, and THEN he commits an atrocity...? As an internet troll you can eff with ten or more people over a long period of time and, as long as your needs are being met. you can do a lot of damage. We all know that, haha! Some guy who likes to kill cats and just got a new rifle for his b-day will garner attention with these “recruiters.”

There are so many ways these guys can get to people that even some high-tech version of Sherlock HOlmes with a 24-hour computer-brain robot assistant will not be able to get to him before he takes a bunch of innocent lives. (I note from reading about the St Bartholomew Day massacre that in many cases the cath0lics stirred up the local people and relied on them to start massacring the Huguenots. So you don’t really need a computer to be effective with creating mayhem. Just saying.)

As the babylon bee magazine says, the FBI has an easier time solving crimes that it has staged itself.

Also - and I really hate to say this because it makes me seem callous to an extreme - there may be some real dead people in a staged massacre.

Read your Father Brown stories, people.


32 posted on 10/24/2022 8:58:13 AM PDT by Scarlett156 (Mars Attacks is a documentary. )
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To: Scarlett156

And, there’s no such thing as bad publicity.


33 posted on 10/24/2022 8:58:51 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: EEGator

Why not have him pay back a billion Dollars? That would make everything OK, right. How about gouge out his eyes too? Ot maybe publicly nail him to a Cross? As he can never pay that sort of Judgement—its all political theater.


34 posted on 10/24/2022 10:06:41 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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To: MtnClimber

Free speech! Biden tells us the economy is the best in history and inflation is zero,,,when is a jury going to hit him with $965 million judgement?


35 posted on 10/24/2022 10:21:06 AM PDT by Fledermaus (With Trans Republicans like McCarthy and McConnell do we really want them to win Congress in 2022?)
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To: fwdude
"American Greatness" not so great here.

It's a miscarriage of justice what has been done to Jones.

Absolutely right. In my view, the Jurors should go to prison. What *THEY* did is a crime.

36 posted on 10/24/2022 11:06:17 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: CitizenUSA

Jones never mentioned anyone by name, only the event. There is no libel or slander involved. Besides, tell me you’ve looked at this case and your eyebrows weren’t raised of the Coroners act and the sleazy Father laughing and joking on camera.


37 posted on 10/24/2022 11:38:13 AM PDT by Glad2bnuts ("None of the people I know who didn't take take the Jab regrets their decision" ZERO)
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To: Pollard

Walensky sure got fat after it went blonde.


38 posted on 10/24/2022 11:40:34 AM PDT by Glad2bnuts ("None of the people I know who didn't take take the Jab regrets their decision" ZERO)
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