Media Gaslighting Can’t Hide the Flames: Americans Are Waking Up

In the parts of the country that I love the best, there is a saying.  “The sun don’t shine on the same dog’s ass every day.”  Progressives, politicians, and the legacy linear media are having a great deal of difficulty grasping the concept.  

In 1954, the Supreme Court issued its historic decision in the Brown versus the Board of Education case.  They ruled the doctrine of “separate but equal” was not Constitutional, propelling the cause of civil rights forward for African Americans.  This decision was not welcomed with open arms by the Democratic governors of the southern states, to put it mildly.

When nine brave African American children attempted to attend the all-white public school in 1957, they were met with strong resistance.  In fact, Democrat Governor Orval Faubus ordered the Arkansas National Guard to prevent these children from entering the segregated school.  The response by Republican President Dwight Eisenhower was sure and swift.  He sent federal troops from the 101^st Airborne to enforce the Court’s decision.  Then and now, progressives properly (Constitutionally and ethically) applauded the use of the military.

We are now watching Los Angeles erupt in violent protests centered on the Trump Administration’s efforts to enforce our immigration laws.  To listen to Democrat officials and their public relations arm (legacy corporate media), is to hear widespread condemnation of using the National Guard in the cause of enforcing the law.  The idea of sending a small group of Marines to assist if needed is nothing short of the stuff of Hitler.  Yet, by a margin of 59-39, Americans approve of the action.

Among the few humorous aspects to this sad situation is the return of the “mostly peaceful” description of the riots coming from the corporate media.  As was the case in 2020 with the Black Lives Matter protests costing billions of dollars, as well as the loss of human life, they are telling us to not believe our own eyes.

All of this sounds strangely like what white racist segregationists had to say about violence during the protest marches for civil rights in the 1960s.  Then, as now, we were supposed to understand that witnessing this violence on television did not properly reflect the whole picture.  One has to wonder what the threshold is for violence at an event to justify featuring it in reporting the event.

Unfortunately for progressives, American voters overwhelmingly are saying they have had more than enough of putting narrative ahead of fact and principles they hold to be important.  When the corporate media tells us Trump is Satan, that illegal immigrants burning American flags is okay, that what the Administration is doing is unlawful, voters are rejecting it.  31 percent say they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media.  That is less than the 36 percent who say they have no trust.  An additional 33 percent have not very much.

For decades, progressives have dominated the conversation, establishing the topics addressed, determining the boundaries separating good from evil, and setting the rules for measuring things.  That is no longer the case.

It is not 1965 anymore.  It is not even 2008.  From my political perch, I tip my hat for the length of time progressives have held the upper hand.  Reality has intrudedon their world of pronouns, turning a blind eye to criminal behavior, and efforts to shame those who disagree.  Nobody knows how long this new reality will last.  However, anyone ignoring it is unlikely to enjoy much success in the court of public opinion

Remember this: Not very much lasts forever, especially in the political arena.  Different dogs on different days get the sunshine.  What do you think?