There is a big chill descending on freedom of expression in
America. A few examples. Liberal journalists at the Philadelphia
Inquirer and the The New York Times recently lost their jobs because
they were not liberal enough. The successful cable show “Live PD” was
canceled by the Arts and Entertainment Network because of anti-cop
fervor, and the legendary movie “Gone with the Wind” has been banished
by HBO because it’s “racist.”
And that’s just a small sample of the Stalinist thought-terror presently enveloping the country.
Everyone’s scared. The totalitarian left, using the brutal police
killing of George Floyd, has basically told American corporations that
they will be branded racist if they allow or support criticism of the
far left agenda.
A vivid example is the vicious Media Matters organization
threatening companies that advertise on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News
program. Media Matters, heavily funded by far left zealots like George
Soros, accuses Mr. Carlson of “white supremacy.” Disney, T-Mobile, and
Papa John’s pizza cancelled sponsorship last week.
We can expect much more of this as the Stalinists understand it is
their time. The rush on the part of corporate America to “virtue
signal,” that is, present themselves as champions of social justice and
change, means any dissent from the Black Lives Matter agenda will not be
tolerated.
We have never seen this before in America, at least on this kind of
scale. Individuals are losing jobs and careers simply for expressing
honest beliefs. Even in the 1950s when the communist witch-hunt was
underway, you didn’t have this kind of assault on personal freedom
across the board.
Twitter and social media are largely responsible. In a blink, any
American can be labeled a racist without a shred of evidence. And who
will defend the accused? No one. Because if you do - YOU become a
racist, or a misogynist, or a “nationalist.”
The radical playbook written by Saul Alinsky is now dominating the
media. There are currently phrases like “all lives matter” that
absolutely cannot be said. If you put forth that you will stand and
respect the National Anthem, you’re “insensitive.” If you believe most
police officers are noble, you are the enemy of justice.
I never thought I would see freedom of expression crushed in my country. But that is what is happening.
We do need honest reform to help Americans, especially minorities,
who are not treated fairly. This can happen using robust debate and the
exchange of effective ideas. That’s the improvement process a free and
mature society uses.
But the totalitarian left does not want a free society because
things like the election of Donald Trump happen in it. No, the radicals
want to shut down opposing points of view, punish opponents, and have
designed a frightening strategy to accomplish that.
It is obvious corporate America is surrendering to the
totalitarians, and many in the media are enabling the suppression of
freedom by promoting far left actions.
So who will stop this? It will have to be “we the people”
vehemently rejecting the far left revolt. I think that will occur. But
with so much damage being done, I pray it happens soon. Because the
longer folks stay silent, the more we’ll be like lambs.
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