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Before he encountered Omaha elder Nathan Phillips at the Lincoln Memorial, Covington High School student Nick Sandmann had already taken steps to provoke and insult people of color. He'd put on a MAGA hat.
But this characterization is misleading. Sandmann and his classmates were making a political statement as soon as they wore their MAGA hats in a public space. Aligning oneself with Trump's movement is an aggressive political statement. It's difficult to believe the students — who were after all in Washington for a political march — were unaware of this.
Nick Sandmann, a student at Covington Catholic, says he was a silent bystander in viral video. But his MAGA hat spoke for him.
I'd like to point out that this piece, while opinion, isn't on some off the wall blog or some "news" site with a well know and recognized political lean. It's from NBC.
This is what MAIN STREAM MEDIA is putting out to the public -
"Aligning oneself with Trump's movement is an aggressive political statement"
That's where we are today. The author then goes on to describe all kinds of incidents where a Trump supporter "taunted or attacked someone from a marginalized group". He does that while ignoring all the incidents where someone from the "Resistance" has attacked Trump supporters.
To call this kind of article disingenuous would be generous in the extreme. To see it promoted by NBC, one of the traditional bastions of broadcast journalism, really tells us where we are as a country and it tells us a WHOLE lot about where the major players in the media stand, politically. There really isn't much doubt at all any more that most of the broadcast and print media has become the propaganda arm of the political class. They aren't even hiding it any more.
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really enjoy telling MAGA dopes that they're foam spewing rants are why they lost the midterms.
2:17 PM - 24 Jan 2019
About the author: He slants pretty far left. Note his latest tweet. It's ironic that Berlatsky tells MAGA "dopes" that they are spewing rants. :lol:
NOAH BERLATSKY is the editor of the comics and culture blog The Hooded Utilitarian. He has written on gender, comics, and culture for many publications, including Slate, Public Books, The Chicago Reader, Reason, The Comics Journal, The Baffler, and The Atlantic
https://twitter.com/nberlat/status/1088561520257032192?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet
About the author: He slants pretty far left. Note his latest tweet. It's ironic that Berlatsky tells MAGA "dopes" that they are spewing rants. :lol:
NOAH BERLATSKY is the editor of the comics and culture blog The Hooded Utilitarian. He has written on gender, comics, and culture for many publications, including Slate, Public Books, The Chicago Reader, Reason, The Comics Journal, The Baffler, and The Atlantic
He opines for NBCNewsTHINK https://twitter.com/NBCNewsTHINK
https://twitter.com/nberlat/status/1088561520257032192?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet
Nick Sandmann, a student at Covington Catholic, says he was a silent bystander in viral video. But his MAGA hat spoke for him.
I'd like to point out that this piece, while opinion, isn't on some off the wall blog or some "news" site with a well know and recognized political lean. It's from NBC.
This is what MAIN STREAM MEDIA is putting out to the public -
"Aligning oneself with Trump's movement is an aggressive political statement"
That's where we are today. The author then goes on to describe all kinds of incidents where a Trump supporter "taunted or attacked someone from a marginalized group". He does that while ignoring all the incidents where someone from the "Resistance" has attacked Trump supporters.
To call this kind of article disingenuous would be generous in the extreme. To see it promoted by NBC, one of the traditional bastions of broadcast journalism, really tells us where we are as a country and it tells us a WHOLE lot about where the major players in the media stand, politically. There really isn't much doubt at all any more that most of the broadcast and print media has become the propaganda arm of the political class. They aren't even hiding it any more.
Nick Sandmann, a student at Covington Catholic, says he was a silent bystander in viral video. But his MAGA hat spoke for him.
I'd like to point out that this piece, while opinion, isn't on some off the wall blog or some "news" site with a well know and recognized political lean. It's from NBC.
This is what MAIN STREAM MEDIA is putting out to the public -
"Aligning oneself with Trump's movement is an aggressive political statement"
That's where we are today. The author then goes on to describe all kinds of incidents where a Trump supporter "taunted or attacked someone from a marginalized group". He does that while ignoring all the incidents where someone from the "Resistance" has attacked Trump supporters.
To call this kind of article disingenuous would be generous in the extreme. To see it promoted by NBC, one of the traditional bastions of broadcast journalism, really tells us where we are as a country and it tells us a WHOLE lot about where the major players in the media stand, politically. There really isn't much doubt at all any more that most of the broadcast and print media has become the propaganda arm of the political class. They aren't even hiding it any more.
Nick Sandmann, a student at Covington Catholic, says he was a silent bystander in viral video. But his MAGA hat spoke for him.
I'd like to point out that this piece, while opinion, isn't on some off the wall blog or some "news" site with a well know and recognized political lean. It's from NBC.
This is what MAIN STREAM MEDIA is putting out to the public -
"Aligning oneself with Trump's movement is an aggressive political statement"
That's where we are today. The author then goes on to describe all kinds of incidents where a Trump supporter "taunted or attacked someone from a marginalized group". He does that while ignoring all the incidents where someone from the "Resistance" has attacked Trump supporters.
To call this kind of article disingenuous would be generous in the extreme. To see it promoted by NBC, one of the traditional bastions of broadcast journalism, really tells us where we are as a country and it tells us a WHOLE lot about where the major players in the media stand, politically. There really isn't much doubt at all any more that most of the broadcast and print media has become the propaganda arm of the political class. They aren't even hiding it any more.
So if a person was wearing an ANTIFA hat, you wouldn't associate them with supporting or being with ANTIFA then right?
So if a person was wearing an ANTIFA hat, you wouldn't associate them with supporting or being with ANTIFA then right?
So if a person was wearing an ANTIFA hat, you wouldn't associate them with supporting or being with ANTIFA then right?
So if a person was wearing an ANTIFA hat, you wouldn't associate them with supporting or being with ANTIFA then right?
MAGA =/= "racism". Der....
If a person was wearing a Steelers hat I'd figure they were a Steelers fan. If they were wearing an Antifa hat I'd figure they were an Antifa fan. It they were wearing a MAGA hat I'd figure they were a Trump fan.
In NONE of those cases would I assume that they were anything other than, perhaps, politically misguided. It's what people DO that make me question their motivations and intentions. What they WEAR is merely an act of self-expression.
Since you seem to be in the "apparel as an indication of intent" mode, would you assume that a woman walking down the street in a short skirt, tight top and stiletto boots was soliciting rape?
If a person was wearing a Steelers hat I'd figure they were a Steelers fan. If they were wearing an Antifa hat I'd figure they were an Antifa fan. It they were wearing a MAGA hat I'd figure they were a Trump fan.
In NONE of those cases would I assume that they were anything other than, perhaps, politically misguided. It's what people DO that make me question their motivations and intentions. What they WEAR is merely an act of self-expression.
Since you seem to be in the "apparel as an indication of intent" mode, would you assume that a woman walking down the street in a short skirt, tight top and stiletto boots was soliciting rape?
False equivalent. ANTIFA preaches and executes violence and law breaking. That aside, the whole point is that it's not the clothes, bUT the actions. I would be happy to judge them on their own merits.
MAGA hats are worn by white supremacists.
False equivalent. ANTIFA preaches and executes violence and law breaking. That aside, the whole point is that it's not the clothes, bUT the actions. I would be happy to judge them on their own merits.
Nick Sandmann, a student at Covington Catholic, says he was a silent bystander in viral video. But his MAGA hat spoke for him.
I'd like to point out that this piece, while opinion, isn't on some off the wall blog or some "news" site with a well know and recognized political lean. It's from NBC.
This is what MAIN STREAM MEDIA is putting out to the public -
"Aligning oneself with Trump's movement is an aggressive political statement"
That's where we are today. The author then goes on to describe all kinds of incidents where a Trump supporter "taunted or attacked someone from a marginalized group". He does that while ignoring all the incidents where someone from the "Resistance" has attacked Trump supporters.
To call this kind of article disingenuous would be generous in the extreme. To see it promoted by NBC, one of the traditional bastions of broadcast journalism, really tells us where we are as a country and it tells us a WHOLE lot about where the major players in the media stand, politically. There really isn't much doubt at all any more that most of the broadcast and print media has become the propaganda arm of the political class. They aren't even hiding it any more.
If you're trying to provoke a hostile reaction keep trying. If you actually believe that crap then I'm simply going to pray for your future.
MAGA hats are worn by white supremacists.
The MAGA baseball cap is the new Confederate flag.
The intolerant right wing have hijacked it.
If you were an African American man sitting in a bar and a group of men walked in wearing those hats, you'd have every reason to become anxious.
They are also worn by other than white supremacists. Don't stereotype, right?
Nope, there are many ANTIFA that do not preach hate or execute violence. Your ignorance is not a defense.
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