How the liberal media and 'Looting Party' cultivates racism and hate in America
By: Robert Knight
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What would we do without virtue signalers instructing us about how hopelessly racist America is?
They’ve been out in force even more than usual since the tragic death of George Floyd and the riots that followed. It’s hard to escape their false narrative, peddled by CNN, the major networks, every major newspaper and most politicians. They say America has made little or no racial progress in the last 60 years, that the police are all wannabe Bull Connors, that income inequality is enforced by “institutional racism,” and that “America is a failed social experiment,” as Harvard professor Cornel West says.
We’ve been at this for 400 years, according to The New York Times’ Marxist screed against America, “The 1619 Project,” which won a Pulitzer Prize in April.
Have you noticed the absence of the word “riot” in news coverage? Rock-throwing, window-smashing, arson, beating up shop owners and shooting cops is the work of mere “protesters.” The Washington Post said Friday that President Trump wants to use the military “to quell protests.” No, he doesn’t. It’s the criminal violence, the looting, the fires and the beatings.
But not everyone agrees. The Looting Party has stoked hatred at every opportunity. “Riots are an integral part of the country’s march towards progress,” the Fairfax County, Virginia Democratic Party smugly tweeted.
Federal officials are now investigating more than 800 arsons and 76 explosive devices used in the “protests.” Meanwhile, Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced major budget cuts for the LAPD, the city’s “thin blue line.”
Wonder how the families of David Patrick Underwood and David Dorn feel about riots? Mr. Underwood, 53, was shot and killed in Oakland while working security during a “protest” over Mr. Floyd’s death. Or the family of 77-year David Dorn, a retired police captain who was also killed during a “protest” in St. Louis. These black victims don’t rate; they don’t fit the narrative.
You can’t even take refuge in the sports section. Here’s the lead of columnist Sally Jenkins’ article at the top of The Washington Post’s Sunday Sports page on May 31:
“Two knees. One protesting in the grass, one pressing on the back of a man’s neck. Choose. You have to choose which knee you will defend. There are no half choices; there is no room for indifference. There is only the knee of protest or the knee on the neck.”
Really? We can’t both respect our flag and treat other people with the dignity due them as beings created in the image of God? All-time great NFL quarterback Drew Brees found out this week that we can’t.
Asked about the kneeling protests during the national anthem, he answered: “I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States.” He said the anthem reminds him of his grandfathers, who served in the armed forces during World War II. “In many cases, it brings me to tears thinking about all that has been sacrificed, and not just in the military, but for that matter, those throughout the civil rights movements of the ‘60s, and all that has been endured by so many people up until this point.”
Now, he’s doing the equivalent of Maoist confessional self-shaming. All that’s missing is the dunce hat as he is paraded through the streets and spat upon.
Tens of millions of Americans love our country, live in peace with their neighbors of any race and revere the flag. But, if you feel that Colin Kaepernick’s taking a knee during the national anthem was ill-advised, you want police to murder black men.
As the virtuous Ms. Jenkins says, “there are no half choices.” This is what passes for unifying messaging.
The truly divisive people are those who are obsessed with race and focus on it relentlessly in order to, you know, get rid of racism. Think about what this does to children, who start out colorblind. It turns them into racists. The more that we divide people by race, the harder it is to just get along, as Rodney King would say.
It’s especially hard when the media, the schools and corporate America preach constantly about our country’s shortcomings and their contrasting goodness. Legos, for instance, just announced that it will stop marketing police officers or White House themes in its toys and movies.
I opened the Weather Channel app on my phone and up popped a page that said, “We emb(race) the black community.” It was signed IBM/Weather Channel. The folks who peddle climate hysteria are now lecturing us on race relations.
One of the worst lies we’re told is how cops have it in for blacks. While there are undeniably racist cops out there who should be weeded out or prosecuted, the stats don’t back up systemic police racism.
“In 2019, police officers fatally shot 1,004 people, most of whom were armed or otherwise dangerous,” Heather Mac Donald wrote in The Wall Street Journal. “African-Americans were about a quarter of those killed.” The police shot nine unarmed blacks in 2019 and 19 unarmed whites. “A police officer is 18-and-a-half times more likely to be killed by a black male than an unarmed black male is to be killed by a police officer.”
Blacks are vastly overrepresented as crime victims and perpetrators. It’s an ongoing outrage, fostered by the Looting Party ’s socialist policies that have destroyed the black family and turned cities into crime zones.
Remember this the next time the Looting Party tells you that we’re the problem.
• Robert Knight is a contributor to The Washington Times. His website is roberthknight.com.
I still don't get why this kneeling thing is such a big deal. What next, declaring every man who went down on one knee to propose a pox?
we don't kneel before any man on earth.
never have - never will.
We gave that up when he stopped serving as a colony of England. We don't kneel to kings or leftist dictates.
Funny how football players kneel when a player is injured and taken off the field.
No matter the context, it has always been a sign of respect.
People trying to say it is not are lying.
Even Drew Brees changed his stance on it.
Because of the response to his comment. That's it.
Yeah I thought that as well. When he even had backlash from his own teammates he felt like he had to.
I don't think he really changed his opinion.
always been a sign of respect.
thats not what the millionaire pitchman for child labor said when he started the protest. It wasn’t until the billion dollar corporation built on exploiting kids pr firm told him or say it was about respect that the narrative changed.
Kneeling and bowing were in practice long before this country was even founded.
true, true, very true.
and it stopped in this country the day the declaration of independence was written.
don't expect us to go back to that kneeling bs any time soon.
Nothing ever stopped, as I said, players kneel when another player is injured.
No one says you have to or anyone else. No one is forced.
Trying to push a narrative that someone kneeling is a sign of disrespect is in itself a false narrative.
where is the video?
bs, it is a sign of submission regardless if a king, queen,, government, organization, or individual
no one worthy of respect asks people to kneel before them
as I said, players kneel when another player is injured.
Yes, to pray.
but are you claiming Kaepernick can't speak for himself?
and I called bs in my own special way...
where is the video?
shouldn't be hard to find with commentators talking about all the respect being shown by all the kneeling being done.
I have been to many pro and college football games.
seen many carried off the field. kneeling while they carry them off? not once
must be a new trend.
so they started a new trend. I actually have no problem with praying
my point is.... there is no long history of it.
kneeling as a sign of respect?. back to our founding? not a chance.
Not a new trend.
Even when I was a kid and played soccer, if someone got injured, we took a knee.
yepp I get it... LOL
they started a new trend.and I'm ok with praying.
when did this begin?
And you can obviously think what you want yet it is in no way any sign of disrespect.
we never took a knee... we ran over and walked them off the field.
we followed the injured player to the sidelines every time giving support
I actually like this praying thing also....
Not everyone taking a knee is praying.
That is just the Tebow narrative.
protestors kneeling during our national anthem? those people can kiss my ass.
And you all still have yet to prove to me how it is in any way disrespectful.
taking a knee in protest during our national anthem is very disrespectful
praying out of concern for an injured player is cool with me
however, that is not the same thing as kneeling before blm
It couldn't be that kneeling is a comfortable position as apposed to needlessly standing for a 3 or 4 hour game of 2 hand touch.
I've done taken the exact same position while on patrol in Afghanistan in order to get off my feet for even a few minutes.
I will say that I will never understand complete nationalism, nor will I understand devotion to a flag. A symbol.
One can be patriotic and not be sycophantic.
I think taking a knee at that time is actually one of the most respectful protests one could have made.
Obviously we are never going to agree on this so I see no reason to continue.
And I bet no one ever took it as being disrespectful.
What do you mean by “complete nationalism”?
It was a position of protection. But then again, while in Afghanistan we didn't care what the skin color of everybody was. We trained together, we sweat together, we bled together, we mourned together. It's called discipline. Something sorely lacking in our society.
your not alone, that would be why most of the left have no loyalty to our country and find it easy to sell our jobs and industry to communist china and support open borders.
I just mean idiots that wrap themselves in the flag proclaiming what they think the country is.
I still meant exactly what I said.... every word.
cheers
Then why cannot some people think kneeling before the flag is wanting, asking for protection?
We both know people can be treated differently here in the states.
And that is nothing but partisan platitudes.
It's all in the context. I did it as a relief and protection. During the National Anthem at an NFL game, I see it as disrespectful. Disrespectful to the nation, to those who selflessly put their lives on the line to protect that disrespectful act.
Brees was pressured to change his stance. I'm a firm believer that the first thing somebody says is what they actually want to say. Anything after that is nothing but appeasement.
Maybe some are kneeling for relief and protection themselves.
And again, kneeling never means disrespect.
It is not disrespect to the nation nor is it disrespect to anyone that has served.
That is a made up narrative to push the false belief that patriotism can only be had if it is held in a certain way or context that some deem acceptable.
If you read above, I don't think Brees has changed any beliefs at all. He was trying to appease people after he lost respect from not only some of his own teammates but people around the league.
Things can be forgiven yet most likely not forgotten.
" Genuflection or genuflexion is the act of bending a knee to the ground, as distinguished from kneeling which more strictly involves both knees. From early times, it has been a gesture of deep respect for a superior."
"In 328 BC, Alexander the Great introduced into his court-etiquette some form of genuflection already in use in Persia, a modification to the tradition of Proskynesis. In the Byzantine Empire even senators were required to genuflect to the emperor. In medieval Europe, one demonstrated respect for a king or noble by going down on the left knee, often remaining there until told to rise. It is traditionally often performed in western cultures by a man making a proposal of marriage. This is done on the left knee."
I stand and honor our flag but I kneel to no God, yours or any other. Bow, kneel, prostrate yourself for all I care, that's your right, but don't try to tell other people how to honor the flag or their Gods if they have any. How others worship or show respect isn't any of your business and is their right to practice their religion or nationalism the way they want to, it's not for you to decide or anyone else for that matter. If you don't like it, then don't watch.
The players that started this want to push Brees out and move Jamis Winston in to replace him.
I don't know. I think a lot of them were actually taken aback, didn't think he felt that way.
I think he only has about one more year left anyway.
You do realize that most of the players kneeling are praying to God for the safety of their fellow football player/teammate? They kneel before God, period.
Drew Brees changed his stance to try and get the leftist hounds of hell off his back, didn't work did it? That will teach him!/S
Kaepernick wasn't kneeling out of respect to the flag. Unless you are calling him a liar?
Love the left turning a self centered ass like Kaepernick into a national hero. Maybe you should buy some more of his merchandise; because he damn well isn't good enough to be a QB anywhere in the NFL. He had every right to kneel during the National Anthem, and fans had every right to make sure the NFL knew exactly they felt about it and him.
Kaepernick literally said at the beginning of this that he kneels because he doesn't want to show pride in the flag. It's intended as a sign of disrespect. That was his point.
I could kneel and hope that my teammate is ok. I doubt all of them are praying.
And Kaepernick was not standing, out of injustice that occurs under the flag. A flag that is supposed to represent all of us.
That some refuse to understand that or try to turn it into something other than it is just shows me that some people have no understanding of the situation or refuse to acknowledge it, or just don't care.
Shows me that some would put their so called patriotism above the treatment of some of their own countrymen.
Walking a mile in another's shoes, one could learn a lot.
I wouldn't buy any of their merchandise as I see them as all grossly over paid.
Believe it or not there has been talk and questions about Brees and his beliefs for a while. One of them including his dealings with jimmy Johns.
There have been plenty of times this country and its management have done things I have not been proud of.
Saying so is not disrespecting the country as a whole.
Patriotism does not mean I must succumb to everything that happens or is happening and take no action.
I would call someone that takes a stand more of a patriot than someone that sits back and lets it continue, without uttering a sound.
What are you talking about?
First you said it wasn't a sign of disrespect to kneel during the anthem, when that was proven wrong you've switched to arguing against some straw man argument no is making.
No one proved anything wrong.
How in the world does saying that at the moment one has no pride in the flag (due to injustice) turn into total disrespect?
It is only wrong to kneel in front of the flag in your world.
That's not what I said.
That is your opinion, and you're welcome to it. But that doesn't mean that those taking knees during the anthem are intending it to be disrespectful. The fact is, you can feel it's disrespectful but that doesn't actually make it disrespectful. I felt it was beyond disrespectful when the worthless Bone Spurs Bigot said "I always wanted to get the Purple Heart, this was much easier” when he grossly accepted one from an apparently glamoured veteran, but that's just my opinion. When gauging disrespect, I think taking a knee during the anthem is nothing in comparison to that or disrespecting multiple gold star families. But again, that's just me.
we don't have superiors so,... fuggedaboutit.
Ok. Where did I say it was never disrespectful. What I did say was "It's all in the context." But I guess you missed that in your rush to make a comment.
You'll notice that unlike those taking a knee during the anthem, this guy is on both knees. I'm sure his sweatshirt stands for "Wants Old Kremlin Expansion" since he's on his knees Trump style getting ready to gag on Putin's hockey stick. I'm sure on the back it says "I'd Rather Be Russian than a Democrat" like other Trump supporters have worn before.
Is that supposed to change my mind?
EXACTLY
One knee or both knees, it's a position of submission. There is only ONE person I took a knee for and I married her 25 years ago.
I noticed you couldn't resist the talking points by including Trump and Russia. You get a sticker. Good lemming.
Just showing facts. The man, a military man, that came up with the kneeling instead of sitting on the bench, didn't think it was disrespectful.
If it is submission, would it not be submission to the flag?
I take it you didn't see the hammer and sickle on that "Wants Old Kremlin Expansion" Trump fans leg? I hear many witless wonders who keep claiming that it was all a "Russia Hoax" even though the facts prove definitively that Russia did in fact hack 22 States voter databases, hack private citizens emails and illegally release them to intentionally sabotage the Democrat nominee as well as spent $1.25 million a month on fabricated and misleading social media ads that reached at least 122 million Americans. The only thing that wasn't proven was concrete evidence of Trump agreeing to some sort of deal beforehand in exchange for Russian election aid. So the one "criminal conspiracy" turd was conspicuously missing from the punch bowl, but there were 9 other turds found yet all the Trump fans still lined up with cups in hand ready for their Trump punch as their dear Leader told them "It was all a turd hoax! My punch is fine! Those are just flavor logs left...".
I take it you missed that I don't go for retarded conspiracy theories like the word "Woke" being an acronym.
No. I respect the Flag and what it stands for. As a veteran, I show that respect as a salute. Not a knee.
And not everyone is you.
That's too bad that even more do not act like Jeremy. The country would be much better off
Better off ignoring everything that has been said? That is not a way to be better off.
Have I been ignoring people think that because I'm white I should kneel? Yes. Because I don't submit to ANYBODY aside from the person I mentioned earlier.
Have I been ignoring the retarded conspiracy theory that a word in a meme is actually an acronym? Yes. Because it 1. Retarded and 2. It's a conspiracy theory that supports and already debunked leftist / democrat "fact".
So tell me, EXACTLY what have I been ignoring?
You just proved what I was talking about. I never once said you or anyone else had to or should kneel.
The only thing I was asking for was a little understanding of why some people do.
To not have to tell people that it is wrong or disrespectful, when that is not the case.
Now it has become some weird thing about submission.
"The truly divisive people are those who are obsessed with race and focus on it relentlessly in order to, you know, get rid of racism."
Bingo !
Since false grace is less than no grace at all it thus renders this pos opinion piece entirely grace free...
Every day we all see the same lousy far rightwing sources engendering hate towards a majority of their fellow Americans, as if their own shit didn't stink. It does. No wonder the damn gop is going down the tubes electorally in America today. No wonder the once Grand Old Party of Abe Lincoln is now known merely as "the damn gop". Trump and the far right hijacked the Republican Party of Olde. It is now a shell of outward hate and internal rot.
Really? I got some bad news for you. Those protests/riots that some are so giddy about is turning the rest of the country right out to the party of law & order. I guess when one is caught up in a grand crusade against "systemic racism" one doesn't even notice that the rest of the country has had a belly full of the violence, looting, murder and oh ya - the absence of normal daily life.
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"(Kim Jong Un) speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same.” - Dick-Tater Donald
I guess Trumps dreams of becoming a dictator are already coming true, his loyalists already sit up at attention when their Dear Leader speaks. The fact that it's happening here and not over in Russia or North Korea proves it is truly a sad day in America.
Trump was kidding when he said that 🙄. Google is your friend.
meanwhile, democrats are actually living the dream of being dictators... LOL
Oh, I'm so glad that Google can read people hearts or intent. Just because the dumb ass-in-chief claimed later he was kidding doesn't actually mean he wasn't serious when he said it. Just like a school-ground bully when caught, Trump always retreats into sniveling lies to protect himself.
Prove the above assertion with facts, not opinions.
The opinion article starts out by constructing a straw-man....
Most of the articles that I have seen posted posit the question in this manner. The (left, the do-gooders, the fascist, evil, holier -than though-antifa-licking-Democrats) have been (telling, selling, pushing, etc) the idea that All Of America is (Hopelessly, Un-repentantly, inextricably, or some other never-ending absolute) racist.
Gosh. Don't I feel horrible?! I cannot free myself from this racist mindset.... Not-even. Straw-man.
As a matter of fact, most of the times that one sees an absolute (always, never, totally...) there is a good chance that the author of the statement is trying to apply a sweeping generalization to a large group. It helps when the group is vaguely defined so that the author can include any one that they (Like/Dislike) within the overly broad group.