“Keep moving. Nothing to see here. Stand back. Touch me and you go down! Resistance is futile.”
Oh, really? There’s lots to see here. And we move when you make a move. We choose to resist. And our resistance is live-streamed, just like your aggression. The whole world is watching! And you just defied a federal judge’s ban on your use of chemical sprays. This cannot stand!
Local TV news: “So more lawsuits against this administration have been filed. It’s a very fluid situation. We’ve heard from local Democrats and community activists about the matter, but let’s hear from a high-ranking Republican in Congress about how he sees it. …”
When I see local and national news broadcasts that allow the GOP to spin their side of what certainly, empirically, objectively is an evolving, vicious, racist, authoritarian takeover, I am baffled and angry. Their intent is disturbingly clear. There is no counter-argument to the danger and fear felt in many communities. It is all illegal, unconstitutional, immoral and cruel.
Why give those button-down mouthpieces any airtime to propagandize? There is zero upside to that type of media coverage at this point. The newsrooms are in the crosshairs. They still won’t use their authority to push back? Are they cowards?
Come on! Skip the “rebuttal” stuff. Then you’ll have even more time for weather and sports.
And rather ironically, a team from Canada might win the baseball World Series. If they do? Hope you cash in!
Joe Harrington
Oak Park