Posted on 07/04/2020 3:25:22 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
On a very different Fourth of July, when many Americans are wrestling with the racist misdeeds of the country's heroes and confronting an unrelenting pandemic with surging cases, their commander-in-chief is attempting to drag America backward -- stirring fear of cultural change while flouting the most basic scientific evidence about disease transmission.
In a jaw-dropping speech that amounted to a culture war bonfire, President Trump used the backdrop of Mount Rushmore to frame protesters as a nefarious left-wing mob that intends to "end America." Those opponents, he argued, are engaged in a "merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values, and indoctrinate our children."
The President largely acted as if the coronavirus didn't exist.
Instead, when Trump spoke on Friday night of a "growing danger," he was talking about an entirely different threat than rising coronavirus cases. He referred to a threat to America's "heritage" -- rhetoric intended to rev up his base at a time when many Americans are attempting to relearn the nation's history with greater attention to the wrongs inflicted on Black and Native American people.
Repeatedly using vague pronouns like "they" and "them," Trump sought to play on the fears of a minority who view the rise of Black Lives Matter as a threat to the historical dominance of White people.
One of "their political weapons," he said, is "cancel culture," which would drive people from their jobs and "demand total submission" from anyone who disagrees.
He mysteriously described those who would tear down statues of racist leaders from the past as "a new far left fascism that demands absolute allegiance."
"If you do not speak its language, perform its rituals, recite its mantras and follow its commandments, then you will be censored, banished, blacklisted, persecuted and punished," Trump said.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
If you do not speak its language, perform its rituals, recite its mantras and follow its commandments, then you will be censored, banished, blacklisted, persecuted and punished,” Trump said.
Sounds about right.
Suck it Maeve It was a great speech.
CNN is controlled by the Communist Chinese.
That's PRESIDENT Trump to you if you count yourself as American. I guess we will see how much of minority it is in a few short months.
Im tipping back a cold one on my deck enjoying the 4th July sights and sounds of sweet Freedom on Independence Day
Soooo...FUCNN sux to be you.
And...Trump delivers a “Jaw Dropping Cultural Bonfire”!
Hell...aren’t there any books he could have thrown into it???
What are conservatives coming to in the eyes of the Left?
What the F is WRONG with these people??
id tell CNN to go eat a big fat dongkey schlong but they would enjoy that too much
They’re not worried about the Dem party’s history. They still can’t accept the election of 2016.
I agree though that nobody else is worried about the 4th of July except for these vile demons in the media and a handful these big mouth activists. everyone else is celebrating.
Her face is a different color than her neck.
It’s just Chinese news in english lol
Boy were they triggered!
Ya think he doesnt like Trump?
Hardy har... and his hate doesn’t make or break Trump.
But the hater must be miserable.
Even Pravda at their worst under Stalin, would find it really hard to top this woman when it comes to hate filled, alternate reality, far left propaganda.
She basically gulped down a large bottle of vodka, sat at her writing table and proceeded to spew out garbage from deep within her hate filled, sad, twisted soul.
This is not a happy individual.
That was a great report. Thank you President Trump for telling the 100% truth about the Democrats’ anti-American uprising.
Beware, I recently got Zotted for posting a link to an “anti-Trump site”.
You get the impression that Trump struck a nerve.
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