By Jared Simmons Hate crimes: a result of Trump’s presidency, right? His hateful rhetoric combined with his racist, sexist, and Islamophobic supporters were guaranteed to rile up protesters. He enables hate through his speech and is the source of all these newfound crimes. It becomes increasingly hard to believe these statements as more time passes following Trump’s successful campaign. As protests erupt all over the country, some of the left has begun to show their true colors. This isn’t a generalization. Nobody can properly deny the fact that members of the left have the potential to be just as bad as any racist, sexist, or islamophobic American. Whether it be BLM “protests” or other politically charged, isolated incidents, some people on the left are beginning to build their own track record. This wouldn’t be nearly as bad if several major media corporations weren’t ignoring the issue. They’re so focused on painting Trump and everything single thing he does, has done, or will ever do in a negative light. They constantly create this image of Trump saying terrible things (half the time out of context,) but won’t report on left-leaning criminals committing unsurprisingly familiar hate crimes in the streets. It’s amusing really, albeit in a sad way. Riots are peaceful protests, murder is “justified rage.” It’s despicable. But then, sometimes stories do get out, and they’re still ignored. Imagine: A group of people assault a black woman in a major U.S. city, because she supports Clinton for president. Would this not be all over the news across the country? Explain then, the following scenario. A homeless black woman in Hollywood tries to stop people from destroying Trump’s star, while carrying pro-Trump signs. She is accosted by a mob of people. She is shoved to the ground, has what little property she still owns destroyed, and is berated. Nobody reported on it. In fact, it was only brought to attention when an independent news organization known as Infowars released a video on it. For those who don’t know, Infowars is known for being generally radically conservative, as well as strong supporters of right wing conspiracies. It’s a sad day indeed when Alex Jones is more trustworthy than any mainstream media group. Lots of people complain about Trump winning. Insulting him and his supporters, and making claims about the fairness, as well as attacking the electoral college. They fail to understand though, disgusting actions like these are what repulse people away from voting for the left. These people are probably a major factor as to why Trump won the election in the first place. Furthermore, in case stories like these aren’t already bad enough, we also have to look at the hypocrisy of the situation. Not a month before the election, Trump essentially said he might not accept the results. He was attacked constantly for this statement, with people stating that the peaceful transition of power was “a hallmark of our democracy.” These same people are now the ones taking to the streets, rioting against the results. Looking at all this, it should be amazing that media hasn’t jumped on the opportunity to report on this, but it isn’t. It’s just expected at this point that they provide a skewed view of the world in an attempt to influence and control us, as if we’re all pigs to the slaughter. Maybe it’s events like that black woman in Hollywood that cause as many as 94% of Americans to distrust the mainstream media. They’ve failed us not only as journalists, but Americans too. Do not trust the media. It can not be stressed enough. Do what you have to to get information on what happens in the world, but do not trust the media. They are lying to us, and we’re falling for it. And as for the men and women rioting all over the United States? #YesHeIs.
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Gillian
2/6/2017 12:19:58 pm
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Caleb
2/6/2017 01:03:53 pm
Very well written, Jared. Couldn't have said it better myself.
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Anonymous Chupacabra
2/7/2017 08:23:35 pm
Really, dude?
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Honest guy
2/8/2017 11:37:34 am
Yo my guy, must have been nerve racking to release this article among your liberal peers. I am a liberal at heart, but hate what the party has become. I'm not sure where you lean on the spectrum, but I know we're on the same side: the side of honesty. Keep up the good work man.
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