Even though the truth is now out there, it will make no difference. It is now part of the myriad lies that are told and retold until they become fact. “Trump grabbed women by the P******””, “Sarah Palin said “I can see Russia from my house””, “Jim Acosta never touched that intern, they doctored the video”. Truth does not matter.
I just hope and pray these young boys are not expelled, and that the “outrage of the day” moves quickly away from them. I feel especially bad for the one boy who is being accused of “smirking”; in looking at the clips, I think he is very uncomfortable but not sure how he should react without being rude. If the boys thought that Phillips was joining in with them on their school cheers, and it suddenly took an aggressive, weird twist, most kids might have done more than just make a face.
I’ve seen what one-sided contrived grievances can do to a young person. I know of a girl, just 22 years old, who went to jail for 18 months for being at the scene of a supposed “gay bashing” - she was convicted because she refused to take a plea like others did and wanted to face a jury. Well, one of the jurors admitted to swaying those who wanted to vote not-guilty. He did it by convincing them she was a “privileged, white Catholic kid from the burbs” and they needed to make her an example. Very sad.
Nonsense. It's already making a difference.
And nobody talks about the issues you raised anymore if there's any chance of them being challenged.
That's because of people like us.