Fire Created and Stoked by the Left

Townhall.com ^ | July 23, 2013 | Dennis Prager

[Kaslin]

The George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin issue has been manufactured by the left -- the black left and the white left -- and by the left-wing (mainstream) media.

For most Americans, their entire informational and intellectual universe is shaped by the left -- from elementary school through graduate school, and of course, in the news media. They rarely, if ever, encounter non-left viewpoints. As Diana Mutz, a professor of communication and political science at the University of Pennsylvania, has written: "Those with the highest levels of education have the lowest exposure to people with conflicting points of view."

Which brings us to the killing of Trayvon Martin.

With regard to race, the left's portrayal of America consists of the following postulates:

--The United States is a racist country -- meaning, specifically, white hostility to blacks.

--The reason black males make up a highly disproportionate percentage of the prison population is not that black makes commit a highly disproportionate percentage of violent crime, but that the American justice system is racist.

--All whites in America have the immeasurable advantage of "white privilege." This is taught to students in most American universities.

--When non-blacks score higher than blacks on academic or civil service exams, the exams are racist.

--Conservative opposition to Barack Obama is due in large measure to racism.

None of the above is true. But truth is less important to the left than advancing these postulates. Therefore, the left uses every opportunity to depict an event as evidence of white racism.

In Jena, La., in 2006, six black high school students, in the words of the Associated Press, "severely beat" a white student, who was left unconscious. They were charged with attempted murder, a charge that led to national demonstrations, instigated by Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the NAACP, on behalf of the black students, thereafter known as the "Jena Six." Several months prior to the beating, nooses were found hanging from a tree on the Jena High School campus, and after the beating a national outcry by the media and left-wing groups ensued against the alleged racism of the whites of Jena. It turned out that the nooses had nothing to do with blacks or lynching. The nooses were a prank by three students aimed at white members of the school rodeo team.

The same year, the New York Times and Duke University led a national campaign against white members of the Duke lacrosse team for allegedly gang raping a black stripper. It was all a lie, so much so that the local North Carolina district attorney, Mike Nifong, who brought criminal charges against the team members, was eventually disbarred.

The left knocks on every possible door in the hope that it will prove how racist whites are. Most of the time, the charges are untrue. Meanwhile horrific attacks against whites, such as the 2012 dousing with gasoline and setting on fire a white 13 year-old Kansas City boy by two black teens ("You get what you deserve, white boy," they said) or the 2007 kidnapping and torture-murders by five blacks of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, both white, are ignored by the left and the media. Newsom was repeatedly sodomized by objects, and shot to death. Channon Christian was gang-raped vaginally, anally, and orally for days, had her genitals beaten, was urinated on, and, while alive, bleach was poured down her throat and scrubbed over her body. She was then stuffed into a garbage can with bags tied around her head and slowly suffocated to death.

One can imagine the media attention if whites had done those things to a black 13 year-old or to a black woman and her boyfriend.

Just this past weekend scores of young blacks - "bash mobs" - rampaged through various Southern California cities, knocking people over, and vandalizing and stealing from stores. Though the accompanying video shows only black youths doing these things, the Los Angeles Times report only identifies them as "thieves," "participants," and "unruly young people."

The George Zimmerman case is one of those doors that the left knocks on to show how racist America is. In order to portray the Florida shooting as an example of racism, the media obscured, omitted, distorted, and sometimes lied.

The media:

--Transformed George Zimmerman into a white. The New York Times, as in the Duke lacrosse case, led the way, first identifying Zimmerman as a "white Hispanic," then as "half-Peruvian," then as a man "who identifies himself as Hispanic."

--At the outset, when people's perceptions were being formed, published photos of Trayvon Martin as a cherubic boy, not as the less than cherubic teenager, and rarely mentioned or showed the photos of George Zimmerman's injuries.

--Rarely, if ever, noted how much of Zimmerman's life had been spent with blacks (including two black girls who were like stepsisters) and standing up for and mentoring blacks.

--Rarely, if ever, mentioned the checkered past of Trayvon Martin, who had been caught with stolen jewelry and a burglary tool in his backpack; been suspended from his school three times; defaced a school door with the letters "WTF"; and had marijuana in his system the night of the confrontation with George Zimmerman.

--Fabricated the "iced tea" part of the "iced tea and Skittles" narrative. This is important because the drink he was actually carrying was AriZona Watermelon Fruit Juice Cocktail. According to a popular recipe, that is the favored drink to combine with Skittles and prescription, or Robitussin, cough syrup to produce a potion for getting high known as "lean" and "purple drank" (and known among some as "the poor man's PCP"). On his Facebook page, Trayvon Martin had discussed making lean.

--Rarely, if ever, noted that the best-known law professor in the country, a prominent liberal, Alan Dershowitz of Harvard Law School, not only argued that the Zimmerman trial should never have taken place, but that the special prosecutor, Angela Corey, who brought the charges, should be disbarred (just as Mike Nifong was) for distorting justice for political reasons.

And on Friday, the president of the United States, the quintessential man of the left, poured gasoline into the left-wing-made fire.

[Democrat_media]

Yes the media manufactured this trayvon circus.

mainly to distract us from the Amnesty bill and the IRS scandal.

1 and 1/2 more weeks until the House goes into recess. Keep calling telling them not to pass any bill in the House , run out the clock on the communists. Any House bill will be merged with the Senate Amnesty bill.

the media can stick their trayvon circus, and their English King baby up theirs. I won't play along

[NCC-1701]

What about that young couple in Knoxville that was savagely and brutally murdered by a group of blacks just out “looking for a good time”? Certainly, there was NO racism involved in that case was there?

[Admin Moderator]

Please stop spamming the link to your blog.

[SMARTY]

“All whites in America have the immeasurable advantage of “white privilege.” This is taught to students in most American universities.”

This gives me a laugh.

My family came here in the 20’s from Asia Minor.

We LOOK European... no two ways about it.

All my life growing up and STILL, I experience a bias against me.

Sometimes is subtle, sometimes it isn't.

I KNOW there are jobs I didn't get because of it... I am certain that the guy I was supposed to marry didn't follow through, because I had too many letters in my last name and his family objected, my boss treats me like something she'd scrape off her shoe... she's completely inimical to me and thinks that no one notices it. She behaves like this to no one else here... it is the same everywhere I have ever worked. As I say, sometimes it's subtle and sometimes, not.

It ain't just America and it ain't just people of color who experience ‘bias’.

It's people...ALL PEOPLE because humanity basically stinks. And unless you are REALLY in love with your victimhood and excessively immature, you just get over it and have a life in spite of the rejection and hostility!! Actually, it motivates you to overcome and succeed no matter what.

[Kaslin]

<<<< What about that young couple in Knoxville that was savagely and brutally murdered by a group of blacks just out “looking for a good time”? Certainly, there was NO racism involved in that case was there? >>>>

I believe, if I am not mistaken the author wrote about it in paragraph 13

[Kaslin]

Make that 13^th paragraph

[BenLurkin]

This is taught to students in most American universities

If anyone were inclined to resort to violence, in order to save our Republic, widespread assassination of leftist "academics" would be a plausible tactic.

But that would wrong, of course.

[grundle]

OK.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

The Tray*(TradeMark) vs. Zimmerman is a pre-packaged deal instituted by Parks and Crump law firm.
In addition to attornys Parks and Crump , they had a publicist ,,a local Sanford lawyer , Natalie Jackson ,
also , a commercial advertizing company with Washington political connections , Ryan Julison .

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2013/06/30/how-and-why-the-media-got-it-so-wrong-the-zimmerman-case-packaged-and-sold-by-ryan-julison-benjamin-crump-natalie-jackson/

They controlled the 'image" of Tray* (TradeMark) as a photographic 13 yr old , when in fact he was a brawny 17 yr. old footballer .
They had Tray*(TradeMark) school records legally sealed which demonstrated disruptive ,
destructive , and possible criminal problems in school(drugs ,stolen property, vandalism, etc.).
Also , they controlled the image of George by use of black and white photos that made him look much older
, and photos which minimized cuts, contusions , and a bloodied broken nose.

Then add to the mix, the "social engineering lawyer , Martin Attorney Jasmine Rand " ,
who selectively santized ,and homogenized the Martin family . She eliminated and glossed over any unfavorable information , and substituted a more positive narrative.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qhhnNw6UaU

Now you have some of the parts that made up " the package " .
Then "the package" was sold to the "Dept. of "JUST-US", and the Community Respose Unit set about to organize a protest against the Sanford Sheriff.
They contacted "Dream Defenders" a group of (SIEU union paid/directed) 'professional protesters and the DOJ arrainged police escort.
Then bring in the president's statement, "If I had a son ..." which further politicized the issue.
Then bring in the professional "Race Baiters" to further "the package" , to stir up the citizenry,
get contributions , get names , encourage volunteers .

And there you have it , .. just some of "THE PACKAGE".
Did you 'buy' the "package" ? Many did , you know !

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Hi, SMARTY! ;-) No knock against you but, “because I had too many letters in my last name” reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Jerry says, “Ya gotta watch out for people who have seven consonants in a row in their last names!” LOL

Also, “It’s people...ALL PEOPLE because humanity basically stinks,” is very profound and is basically true because all people carry around with them certain pre-conceived notions about everything and everyone.

I agree with everything else you said. ;-)

[grundle]

I said OK - I’ll stop spamming that link to my blog. Please forgive me for overreacting to the black studies Princeton prof who said she’d call the police and charge me with “harassment” for disagreeing with her comments about Trayvon Martin. Now how about returning my account to normal? I’ve been here for a decade, and yet it says I’m too “new” to make posts without approval or to send mail.