Posted on 06/14/2025 6:54:56 AM PDT by daniel1212
...In a legal sense, it is not merely a "protest" to obstruct law enforcement. It’s a crime. It is not "protest" to throw bricks at ICE agents or police, or set cars on fire. But the broadcast coverage of this unrest sounded disturbingly like the excuse-making for the George Floyd riots of 2020, when violent mobs were described as a "racial reckoning."
Once again, the TV networks used the mantra that the protests are "mostly peaceful," like it was a tiny sideshow, and Trump calling out the National Guard to quell the violence was treated as a provocation that worsened the crisis.
The original, radical "idealism" of these protests – that ICE shouldn’t be deporting anyone, like deportations were tyrannical – served as the rhetorical underpinning of the biased coverage. Any idealism from the Republican side – favoring that "rule of law" and for protecting law enforcement personnel from violent attacks – was dismissed as Trumpian blather.
By Monday morning, the network morning shows kicked into anti-Trump gear. ABC "Good Morning America" host George Stephanopoulos warned viewers that Trump’s ordering in the National Guard "is the first time since 1965 that a president’s ordered troops in over the objections of the governor," and "California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the action as inflammatory, called on the administration to rescind it, said they were manufacturing a crisis."
When Democrats can’t keep control of their cities, pointing it out is "manufacturing a crisis." It’s like Stephanopoulos never stopped being a Democrat press spokesman.
It’s subtle wordplay, but the networks have a sneaky habit of not putting the party label on Trump’s Democrat opponents. One might say their party should be obvious from their opposition, but in a setting of violent action, the avoidance of party labels was far too common, especially at ABC.
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A thrown rock can kill. Expecting coppers to wear armor so you can get off showing how heroic you are in throwing a rock is asinine.
Deadly force against coppers is attempted murder. Shoot them. Light up a Molotov, shoot.
If all you are doing is being obnoxious, just play street rugby with the coppers. But, try and harm — you might die.
If you are waving signs and not blocking traffic, go for it.
They are only burning and looting a small part of LA.
It would be an excellent time for the Iranians and their surrogate sleeper cells, which are well placed in the US, to blend in with the protestors and start killing innocents. Ths would be to destablize the US and to cause it to lose its resolve against Iran. It has worked in the past. I hope that the authorities are well aware of terrorism at these riots and deal accordingly with it.
Remember that the media is about the only tool the Dems have left under their control. So everything they do thru the media will be political.
Simple solution: ignore the media. A trend that continues to increase, thus the effectiveness of this tactic decreases daily.
IS THAT LIKE: ONLY 2 ROOMS OF YOUR HOUSE BURNED OUT???
“””They are only burning and looting a small part of LA.”””
It’s a peaceful fire.
I’d be interested in knowing how Bass and Newscum plan on paying for the cleanup and lawsuits, because Trump isn’t paying for them.
Hitler’s life was “mostly peaceful.”
As was Stalin’s, sarc.
X has neutered MSM. The communist controlled MSM has reared its head and the removal of it is almost complete.
Exactly. I was going to say “Vlad the Impaler’s life was mostly peaceful” but I thought it might be too esoteric.
Peaceful protest with a raging car fire behind them is just for fun, much like a reporter in a row boat after severe flooding while two people in rain boots walk past the camera in front of her, or david muirs close pinned jacket
Today’s AP would say WWII was mostly peaceful.
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