- There is almost no reason to trust the media today.
- Their turn toward increasingly crude propaganda undermines their self-image as an important check on power.--By Christopher Roach
"...the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death last year of George Floyd is currently underway.
The trial result threatens to set off another round of violence and official anti-white racism.
Some of the facts are well known, due to ubiquitous camera phones that captured Floyd’s last moments.
...The Trial Is Not a Slam Dunk So Far
Thus far the state appears more competent than the team brought in against Zimmerman.
Chauvin also appears to have very competent defense counsel.
...Observers following the trial closely have described most of the prosecution witnesses and evidence as middling at best.
...The Narrative Distorts Reality
One serious problem with the media is that it is so used to packaging news into ideological narratives that the general public has no idea really what’s happening.
It’s not just a question of slant or editorializing; the facts are concealed, revealed, or even made up as necessary to support a message.
...For the Chauvin trial, mainstream media reports have uniformly emphasized the prosecution scoring points.
Floyd’s drug use and violent activities have been given short shrift....Read all.
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