I have been avoiding the “news” since the “election”, but somehow I did overhear Chuck Todd ask Reince Priebus this shocking question:
“Can you unequivocally rule out a registry for Muslims?”
WTF?
This is a textbook example of how to legitimize tyranny and tyrants. This question creates the impression that a "registry” is a reasonable option to deal with a problem here identified as “Muslims”.
Shouldn’t journalists be pointing out that such an idea is unlawful and unconstitutional?
Shouldn’t journalists be asking why no one is proposing registries for other ethnic/religious groups that are responsible for much more violence every year than Muslims?
Why are journalists congratulating the tyrant on not prosecuting his political opponent when they should be pointing out that he does not have that authority in the first place?
How is it possible that every major journalist and media head was available at the date and time chosen by a tyrant for a “meeting” with someone who works everyday to destroy the very concept of a “free press”? What were they expecting to be accomplished at such a meeting?
Why are journalists decrying “lack of access” to a tyrant when they don’t need access to report on the history of the types of “solutions” he is proposing?
Why are journalists asking tyrants if they agree with the fascists, Nazis, and racist separatists that support them instead of asking what it is about their message that these groups find so attractive?
Why are journalists reading stale copy about “fake news” instead of providing specific facts to refute specific lies?
The time for “newstainment” has long passed. Our democracy has already been weakened to the point of collapse by the news-for-profit model that exists solely to provide a platform for “both sides” to offer their “spin” on reality.
We can no longer sit by and watch panel discussions about what brands of oven should be purchased to expedite the eradication of those the tyrant deems a threat. Facile questions about the methodology of crimes against humanity is NOT journalism.
We the MAJORITY of the people must DEMAND better information. We must CREATE and DISTRIBUTE better information. We must INSIST on reality-based discussion and REFUSE to sit by and ask tyrants about their unconstitutional plans.
It is truly now or never.