The media crossed a line this week and there’s no going back

This has been one of the most hectic and disturbing news cycles I can remember.

(Article by Bonchie republished from RedState.com)

It started off with three mass shootings within a 24 hour period, one in El Paso, one in Dayton, and one in Chicago. Because the latter two didn’t fit the narrative, they were essentially memory-holed right away. I don’t think the shooting in Chicago even made national news for the most part.

While acts of evil are distressing enough, it was the response to those shootings which has brought such a unique dread to the public sphere. Bad things have happened throughout our history, but the venom with which one side is attacking the other over things they had nothing to do with has reached a new level in the modern era. It really does feel like we are coming apart at the seams, with near majorities of the country being accused of “white supremacy” by some major figures simply for supporting a politician.

Driving the division, broad brushing, and hatred this week has been the liberal media. Whether it’s newspapers amplifying the disgusting rhetoric of people like Beto O’Rourke and Elizabeth Warren or the constant stream of divisive, racially tinged editorials that are being pushed out, there’s no question of their role. The cable news beat has been even worse, with one MSNBC host actually saying that Donald Trump wants there to be mass shootings while another threatened business owners as complicit in white supremacy who donate to the GOP.

I never thought I’d say this during the Trump era because things are always so crazy, but this week was different. A line was crossed by the media and there’s no going back.

Here’s a sampling of some of the insane and incredibly dangerous rhetoric that’s been bandied about.

MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace falsely claims that Trump is “talking about exterminating Latinos”

This is a complete lie and is extremely dangerous rhetoric in today’s volatile atmosphere pic.twitter.com/S5Yda6MUQR

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 6, 2019

Good God. Chilling. @FrankFigliuzzi1 pic.twitter.com/YKJu8E2YmO

— Jason Overstreet (@JasonOverstreet) August 6, 2019

Opinion: Trump’s speech would be laughable if it weren’t so infuriating.

"There was no sincere remorse for his own role in fanning racism," writes @JRubinBlogger. https://t.co/d5uoRrJj3G

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 5, 2019

On "Morning Joe" this morning, Mika Brzezinski actually accused the President of the United States of WANTING mass murders to happen.

This is not some random fringe internet news outlet. This is our mainstream media, and one of the most-watched morning shows in the country. pic.twitter.com/NlmWpV1Fw0

— Adam Ford (@Adam4d) August 6, 2019

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