American Consequences - July 2020

THE FINAL WORD

I f you turn on the TV or open up your newspaper, you’ll find practically nothing about the fiercely contested presidential race just five months away. At least at first glance... The stories appear to be focused on an array of topics that aren’t about electoral politics. And yet most of what we see is presented with a clear theme: America is doing poorly. There’s the renewed media obsession with COVID-19, for example. The few weeks of relative quiet is all over now. Predictably, the Democrat-dominated media took a brief hiatus from the “social distancing” mantra

so that tens of thousands of protestors (and rioters) wouldn’t be the target of public shaming. There was a convenient absence of public health professionals on cable news networks or social media calling out protestors for their mass gatherings. Who needs social distancing when you have social justice? Among conservatives and independent- minded voters, this partisan hypocrisy was noted – causing a tremendous loss of faith in the so-called “objective experts” who are now demanding another lockdown. National media is also focused on the nationwide protests... which so often turn into riots. Nonetheless, they are described as “mostly peaceful” even when journalists

THEESTABLISH STRIKES BACK

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