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April 25, 2009 | Tagged "Fairness Doctrine" scam, Mainstream Media bias, Nordyke v. King, Second Amendment | 1 Comment
As you have probably read, on April 20th, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, sometimes affectionately known as “the Ninth Circus,” because of its frequent liberal opinions, ruled that the Second Amendment is incorporated against state and local governments. Many smart people have weighed in on the meaning of this decision and whether it is likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court.
An Internet search of ”Ninth Circuit Court,”" Nordyke,” and “ Second Amendment,” will give you a great sample of blogs and organizational websites concerned with the debate over the fundamental right of American Citizens to armed self-defense against crime, tyranny, and genocide. What is missing from this picture?
Out of thirty pages of Internet search results, I could find one mention of the decision by a newspaper or TV source. The Seattle Post Intelligencer ran the Second Amendment Foundation’s press release. Where in the name of cowardly chicken feathers were the rest of the Mainstream Media on this story?
There was actually something here that they would have liked to report: the court ruled in favor of Alameda County, California, in banning gun shows on county property. This decision is in keeping with some legal scholars’ opinions that Heller will not be enough to prevent massive government infringement of the rights recognized by the Second Amendment. (More on this issue later.)
My immediate concern is the deafening silence of the national print and electronic media that are supposed to be the bulwarks of our informed discussion on critical issues. It has become blatantly obvious to anyone who observed the lack of reporting or biased reporting of the “Tea Party” demonstrations that the Mainstream Media is more than ever determined to ignore or marginalize any occurrence that does not further the Socialist Agenda of the hard left radicals who have taken over the Universities, the “Old Media,” and the Democrat Party.
There has been a well-known, long-term Liberal bias in newspapers, television and magazine reporting. (See my posts under the Category: “Media Bias.”) The extent to which the Old Media now grovel at the feet of “The Chosen One” in the White House is truly beyond belief.
In any discussion with people who get their news from most newspapers, magazines, or TV outlets, the first painful thing you might want to tell them is, “You have been stonewalled and deceived.” This is a hard position to come from, because it runs into “cognitive dissonance” issues. People don’t want to believe that they have been deceived by their trusted sources of information, because this calls into question their personal intelligence and judgement.
Not only do they not want to admit to past mistakes, an admission of questionable judgement means that they will be afraid to rely on their own cognitive abilities in the future. A scary prospect, indeed! Most people won’t make the jump, but will seek refuge in defense mechanisms, such as denial, displacement, projection, reaction formation, etc. (See my post entitled, “Displacement as a defense mechanism in the irrational fear of guns,” 08-17-08, under the Category: “psychology.”)
Numerous sources have documented that some ordinary German Citizens stated after the war that Adolf Hitler received “bad advice” or was “misunderstood.” This, after the bloody socialist dictator had engineered the destruction of his country and perpetrated the Holocaust. Read Mayer’s They Thought They Were Free, excerpt here, to get a better understanding of how honest people became involved in socialist discrimination and genocide in Nazi Germany.
It is much harder, but probably a better tactic to ask liberals questions about their beliefs and try to identify areas that they are less sure about in their own minds. Be patient. It is highly unlikely that you will “convert” someone during a single discussion. Remember that they have a lifetime of conditioning and what I believe to be misinformation behind their belief systems. When you directly attack their belief systems, you are attacking them.
You might try the following exercise with a liberal who will actually talk to you, instead of screaming ”bigot” or ”gun nut.” Ask them to think about the right-wing politician that they hate the most. Give them a minute to really feel their self-righteous anger. Ask them to imagine the object of their animus as President of the US. Then ask them the question, “Do you really want to ban guns in civilian hands and give that person a total monopoly on the use of armed force in our country?”
You may then be able to talk about the dangers inherent in gun registration and how the Nazis used lists of previously registered firearms to disarm their political enemies, before exterminating them. You might be able to plant a seed of doubt that could grow into a political awakening
Read the book by Horowitz and Poe, The Shadow Party, (here and here) to find out how left-wing moneyed interests set up an interlocking network of non-profits and foundations to elect Hillary Clinton to the Presidency. Enter Obama. Hillary out. Obama in. Find out how he inherited a “turn-key” political operation that propelled him from obscurity to the White House.
What do we do? How do we keep from becoming the “little men” described by Mayer, who were swept along in a destructive national socialist movement? Do just one thing a day to promote freedom!
Promote the “New Media” to your friends and neighbors. Fight the “Fairness Doctrine” and other Liberal schemes to limit free speech, such as the “Card Check” scam to end secret ballots in union elections. Join pro-Second Amendment organizations. Check New Media sources on a daily basis. (You don’t have to worry about not getting the left-wing side of the news. It’s almost impossible to escape it.) Get politically active. Join a major party. Become a block worker or precinct leader. Contact your state and federal elected representatives on issues related to freedom. Write letters to editors. Donate, campaign, and stay involved. Support electable candidates. Support the Second Amendment as though your life depended on it. You know, it very well might.
Def Mech
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Anyone who is still concerned by the selective hearing of the corporate media is living in a delusional utopia where the corporate media has not been bought off by the corporate giants who are actively working to overthrow the constitutional rule of law in this country and replace it with criminal private enterprises.
Once they eliminate the laws that constrain them, then nobody will be able to call them criminals.
Any idiot who actually still believes that there is such a thing as Journalistic integrity or that the media is some phantom 4th branch of government is probably going to be dumbfounded someday when they find themselves baking in the desert sun behind barbed wire with armed “private” armies poised to shoot them if they complain that 8 oz of water is not enough for a person baking in 100 degree sun all day.
Don’t be concerned that the media is not doing their job. They ARE doing their job and quite well. Their job is to push the propaganda of the corporate elite and to quash dissent.