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IronLionZion

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73. Coverage is black and white

Thu Feb 21, 2019, 12:07 PM

Feb 2019

White Americans are uncomfortable accepting the existence of white terrorism and choose to pretend it doesn't exist.

They need to believe in brown and black villains. Sure, for some the whole concept of white is right and black is bad may just be subconscious. But there are others who are deliberately promoting it and enjoy the privileges.

White villains enjoy the benefit of a doubt. There are a lot of people claiming the white terrorist is mentally ill. No one is saying that of idiot Jussie Smollett.

Just like no one is concerned that a US military officer could be a terrorist. There have always been many calls to stop Muslims and anyone who "looks like the enemy" from serving in our military. There's nothing like that when it's a white fellow. In fact, when a white woman Air Force intel analyst defected to Iran, there were folks on the right saying diversity was the real problem because a white woman could be seduced by a charming Iranian man.

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I think Smollett is an idiot but I am truly amazed that this false claim is getting [View all] malaise Feb 2019 OP

Because Repubes have to prove they are victims. Shell_Seas Feb 2019 #1

Me too. dewsgirl Feb 2019 #2

It's really unfortunate this happened. forgotmylogin Feb 2019 #3

Not just racially motivated crimes, but all identity crimes, LGBT and sexual claims. Fla Dem Feb 2019 #12

Exactly... thats why I am so pissed at him lancelyons Feb 2019 #39

If he's guilty it usually means he'll get a lot of work. defacto7 Feb 2019 #65

Hope he makes it right romainetarra Feb 2019 #148

Well they shouldn't be unconditionally believed Loki Liesmith Feb 2019 #54

+1 treestar Feb 2019 #59

This WillowTree Feb 2019 #74

+1 Certainly. forgotmylogin Feb 2019 #78

THIS !!!! uponit7771 Feb 2019 #91

Perfectly said. nt MH1 Feb 2019 #99

Exactly. mudpuddle Feb 2019 #113

Nothing should be unconditionally believed treestar Feb 2019 #58

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2019 #92

Shouldn't we all agree on that though? nt MadDAsHell Feb 2019 #110

because Smollett's "attack" garnered national news coverage Baltimike Feb 2019 #4

1500 radio stations to cover smollet and ignore domestic terrorism might make a difference certainot Feb 2019 #56

The right wing domestic terrorist attempted attack is being reported too and Jussie's story Baltimike Feb 2019 #84

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2019 #93

Unfortunately... Drunken Irishman Feb 2019 #102

+1. nt Baltimike Feb 2019 #103

buph Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #5

Jonathan Capehart is raising the point I just made malaise Feb 2019 #9

I honestly am confused - the Smollett case is awful and needs coverage - but the White Supremacist Pachamama Feb 2019 #50

team limbaugh makes the difference certainot Feb 2019 #57

nailed it treestar Feb 2019 #63

Yes. Why it is the lead story on the national news is very puzzling. MineralMan Feb 2019 #6

+1,000 malaise Feb 2019 #10

The people I've seen talking about it on octoberlib Feb 2019 #7

Capehart just said thathe's like to hear from them malaise Feb 2019 #11

They all say it's either not a big deal or it's a false flag maryellen99 Feb 2019 #21

They may not know about the CG Lt. trc Feb 2019 #143

You're kidding right? underpants Feb 2019 #8

It's crushing because now, every hate crime will be suspect... Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #15

I don't think Smollett is an idiot, so much as a guy with psychological issues. GoCubsGo Feb 2019 #13

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You are as wrong as anyone could be. GoCubsGo Feb 2019 #122

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Most of that damage has been done because the media made it their top story. GoCubsGo Feb 2019 #132

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Still completely misconstruing everything I said and missing the point, I see. GoCubsGo Feb 2019 #135

Maybe because Smollett went on TV to promote his story jberryhill Feb 2019 #14

yeah... Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #17

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I think that's the bigger point. Dr. Strange Feb 2019 #55

+1 spooky3 Feb 2019 #28

If that were a Muslim or a Mexican with those weapons and threats to ReTHUGs malaise Feb 2019 #41

If my aunt had four wheels and an electric motor, she'd be a Tesla jberryhill Feb 2019 #45

... nolabear Feb 2019 #70

I'd pretend the analogy is relevant and accurate too. LanternWaste Feb 2019 #79

ah, I have you back jberryhill Feb 2019 #80

He got real quiet. nt MadDAsHell Feb 2019 #112

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2019 #94

+1. n/t obnoxiousdrunk Feb 2019 #82

Say it again louder so the people in the back can hear you... ADX Feb 2019 #85

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Trump hasn't been on TV multiple times promoting white supremacy and terrorism against the media? uponit7771 Feb 2019 #95

And called himself the "gay Tupac." cwydro Feb 2019 #152

Perhaps that's because we have limited details about the plot at this point. brooklynite Feb 2019 #16

Doubtful. Lack of details has never stopped media from looking into leftist violence before. Caliman73 Feb 2019 #71

+1 ck4829 Feb 2019 #153

I think it's just an interesting puzzle janterry Feb 2019 #18

I never heard of him before either malaise Feb 2019 #26

Maybe the real story is this: luvtheGWN Feb 2019 #44

Don't be amazed. RWrs love this story. They are the first to bring it up MaryMagdaline Feb 2019 #19

I agree. It's a Kardashian type of news. He's an entertainer and more well known than the white jalan48 Feb 2019 #22

Smollett apparently has some fame in the entertainment world. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #23

we'd know the answer if there was nonstop coverage treestar Feb 2019 #67

He had large supplies of drugs that require an Rx like Tramadol (low-grade opioid) and HGH mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #86

K&R... spanone Feb 2019 #24

The coverage is totally overblown. Absurd, like Fox News shit. ooky Feb 2019 #25

I don't watch cable news until 4 PM eastern. watoos Feb 2019 #27

No shit. Breaking into regular programming?!?! LakeArenal Feb 2019 #29

They broke out quickly but that was unbelievable malaise Feb 2019 #42

I think it's ridiculous. I am wfh today and they just broke into regular programming to smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #53

+1000 nt DesertRat Feb 2019 #30

Again, I frequent a sports forum full of ReThugs True Dough Feb 2019 #31

Precisely malaise Feb 2019 #43

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2019 #97

His publicity stunt worked. Harker Feb 2019 #32

Smollett is more than an 'idiot". He falsely used a national issue over money. ksoze Feb 2019 #33

This is America!! We value celebrity above all else. Celebrity always gets top billing. Pisces Feb 2019 #34

Sometimes I wish we had royalty instead. nolabear Feb 2019 #72

It doesn't help that a leading exboyfil Feb 2019 #35

Certain parties have vested interests in delegitimizing ALL accusations of assault (or racism fwiw) RockRaven Feb 2019 #36

Agreed lancelyons Feb 2019 #37

This isn't a national news story. procon Feb 2019 #38

And some sit around wondering,,,,,, Cryptoad Feb 2019 #40

C'mon, malaise, it should't be even slightly surprising! JHB Feb 2019 #46

Perfect malaise Feb 2019 #48

... Anon-C Feb 2019 #51

THIS !!!! uponit7771 Feb 2019 #98

My recollection is that his allegations got a lot of attention here when they were first made onenote Feb 2019 #47

That's right melman Feb 2019 #69

They are still running this shit? Now 43 minutes and counting. ooky Feb 2019 #49

I turned them off ages ago malaise Feb 2019 #62

I don't think 'amazed' is the word you're looking for . . more like disappointed (as usual) pdsimdars Feb 2019 #52

It is consistent, ignore anything that would reflect badly on real Americans bigbrother05 Feb 2019 #60

I didn't even know about the white one wanting to kill the Speaker treestar Feb 2019 #61

Here malaise Feb 2019 #75

Thanks, I think I had heard treestar Feb 2019 #87

Hopefully they will be discussed this afternoon malaise Feb 2019 #89

It's all about celebrities these days. Shemp Howard Feb 2019 #64

Having to listen to the MAGA trolls at work crow about this today Docreed2003 Feb 2019 #66

Same thing on all the sports sites Awsi Dooger Feb 2019 #116

Enough already! Greybnk48 Feb 2019 #68

Coverage is black and white IronLionZion Feb 2019 #73

Well said malaise Feb 2019 #76

Indeed ck4829 Feb 2019 #154

I'm not surprised at all. LanternWaste Feb 2019 #77

Good point but I'd expect Fox to do their bidding malaise Feb 2019 #81

More coverage than mass shootings.. unbelievable. onecaliberal Feb 2019 #83

i wish i was amazed. barbtries Feb 2019 #88

LOL re Jamaica malaise Feb 2019 #90

i was seeing a Jamaican for a minute in i wanna say 2003. barbtries Feb 2019 #136

We're up there in the top five malaise Feb 2019 #138

yeah. barbtries Feb 2019 #140

Moving to one of the most rabidly homophobic cultures on the planet is not a good idea jberryhill Feb 2019 #100

wow. barbtries Feb 2019 #137

Wherever you go, there you are jberryhill Feb 2019 #139

exactly. barbtries Feb 2019 #141

Come tomorrow, two, three days from now padah513 Feb 2019 #96

I was JUST saying that to my husband. Chemisse Feb 2019 #101

Notice that the vile MAGAcretin tweeted about Smollett but has not a word on malaise Feb 2019 #118

How many posts were here regarding the initial story? theboss Feb 2019 #104

It works for the MAGAts. dogman Feb 2019 #105

It's extremely disturbing ZeroSomeBrains Feb 2019 #106

It's intentional Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #107

And yet the media does not expose their crap malaise Feb 2019 #111

It's happening too often. We had one at Drake University in Des Moines last year. MadDAsHell Feb 2019 #108

Most Definitely.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2019 #109

fox news is loving this dustyscamp Feb 2019 #114

This one do not get a lot of attention as I remember. spike jones Feb 2019 #115

DOJ didn't bother to announce white supremacist was arrested ... I wonder why ? eppur_se_muova Feb 2019 #120

We know why malaise Feb 2019 #123

The "liberal" MSM is anything but Liberal. n/t MarcA Feb 2019 #121

Never heard of him before this, and LibDemAlways Feb 2019 #124

They never followed this trial - wonder why??? malaise Feb 2019 #125

Thank God it doesn't have any religious undertones - they would have interrupted programming. walkingman Feb 2019 #126

The M$M is in it for ratings and money Alea Feb 2019 #127

It's because people click on the links! Petosky Stone Feb 2019 #128

CNN is covering Roger Stone malaise Feb 2019 #129

You seemed to think it was a big story at the time. former9thward Feb 2019 #130

It would have been if it were not a hoax malaise Feb 2019 #142

It made headlines when it was reportedly a hate crime of a celebrity, noose & all. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #133

I'm not amazed. Unfortunately. yardwork Feb 2019 #144

Haven't you heard IOWARDI?? proud patriot Feb 2019 #145

No surprise. American media serving their masters. hay rick Feb 2019 #146

We had no problem talking about it when we thought it was legitimate, did we? RhodeIslandOne Feb 2019 #147

Prime example of how low the country has fallen, how shallow, how stupid, how amoral, how empty. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2019 #149

They want to make sure future claims by others are doubted nini Feb 2019 #150

just an "idiot"...that's too light a label Demonaut Feb 2019 #151

K&R ck4829 Feb 2019 #155

Republicans are Desperate for Any Distraction From Trump & the Endless Scandals dlk Feb 2019 #156

It got a lot of media attention on day one, when everyone thought hughee99 Feb 2019 #157

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