The Media's Insanity Convinced Me to Vote for Trump in 2020

11/26/2019 12:42:31 AM

I used to dislike Trump. I thought he was an idiot and unqualified to be president. I actually voted for Hillary back in 2016. The truth is though, his presidency hasn't been too bad. And he's done a lot of good things as well. His tax cuts have caused economic booms, his strike on Bashar Al Assad showed the dictators of the world that our president won't let them get away with doing despicable things, he finally stood up to China which no previous president was willing to do, he prevented us from getting into a war with Iran despite the war-hawks surrounding him pushing him to attack, and recently, he signed a bill increasing federal penalties for animal cruelty as a felony which could result in up to seven years in prison.

Trump is also one of the few presidents that I trust not to push legislature that threatens our civil liberties. Trump does not care about virtue signalling and trying to push laws that censor anything, restrict prostitution, or punish drug users. How many politicians can you say you truly trust to not try and do stuff like that? Trump is not a defender of those civil liberties necessarily, but I'm satisfied enough with a politician that will just leave things alone. Trump is also a major opponent of political correctness, and has stood toe to toe against the speech police.

The fact that Trump did this, I think is the #1 reason for Trump derangement syndrome. Because Trump stood up to the speech police and got away with it. He wounded their pride, their confidence in their ability to control the public, and they've been after him ever since. They've made it their mission to get him out of office by any means necessary. And the corruption now has become so blatantly obvious that it is threatening our country.

Social media and tech giants are actively working to rig elections in favor of the Democrat party.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…

92% of the media's coverage of Donald Trump has been negative. 92% fucking percent.

https://www.investors.com/politics/edito…

The media's obsession with Trump runs so deep that there are some nights where close to 40% of all airtime coverage is devoted to Trump (to be honest, I thought it would be higher).

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articl…

The worst part about it though is how the media has essentially become a state-run tool of the Democrat party. Sharyl Attkissan goes into detail in her book "Stonewalled" on the scary extent to which the Obama administration attempted to control all the information. There is absolutely no objectivity in the media anymore. Stories which do not favor the Democrat party are covered up and they are making up blatant lies to further their agenda. The worst part about it though is the way they maliciously attack innocent people like Nicholas Sandmann. Making up lies to destroy their lives and reputation just to gain a political edge.

I could handle the bias, and I could even handle spinning the truth about things. But what I can not forgive is the malice behind attacking innocent people. Nicholas Sandmann was one victim, but how many countless police officers just trying to do their job have also become victims of the media mob? What about Donald Trump himself? The media has convinced a large portion of the population that a man who is really just trying to do the best job he can, whether you agree with it or not, is evil. By doing this stuff, the media has become a direct threat to everyone's safety. Political correctness, cancel culture, and false accusations have become a direct threat to everyone's safety. At this point, even people who are left of center, but not left-wing enough, can become a target.

And the best way to fight against all that is by re-electing Trump in 2020, and sending the message that the left clearly did not get in 2016 that these autocratic tactics are not going to work, and Americans are not going to let them subject the country to mob rule. I don't want the media's witch hunt to be successful, and the idea of us living in a country where your opinions can end your life terrifies me. For that reason, for sure I am going to be voting for Trump in 2020.

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DeclineToState

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5 years ago

Your prose is turning skibum on.

nemesisk7

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5 years ago

The media is not state Tv like Fox news .

skibum609

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5 years ago

The left wing media, which they pretend is mainstream, is no different than Pravda, except for being less honest.

Uprightcitizen

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5 years ago

I am no Trump fanboy but I can say this is the closest thing to old fashioned "Yellow Journalism" that I have seen in my lifetime. I find it repulsive to the point that I tune out most talking head media.

I would agree economic and social results favor his administration. He just needs to keep his mouth shut and stop saying asinine things.

Hank Moody

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5 years ago

“ I would agree economic and social results favor his administration.”

That is a subjective statement. I don’t think his results converted too many who didn’t vote for him.

Threats to abortion rights, healthcare, lack of gun control, gay marriage, serving in the military for transgender (if you want to stand between a bullet and me, I don’t care what you self-identify as).

Economically, I agree unemployment and stock market are up. I haven’t decided how I feel about the impact his tariffs will have on prices or the tax cut during a period of expansion while increasing the deficit. As well as that tax “cut” resulting in higher taxes for coastal states.

I can’t unequivocally say his economic and social results have been good for the country.

RandomMember

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5 years ago

I still get news clips by email from my old *paid* WSJ subscription and the basic facts of Ukraingate are the same whether you read WSJ, NYT, or WashPo. Yes the editorial content differs.

If you think all news is "yellow journalism" then you're probably getting your news from social media or a place like Fox News.

More rambling, incoherent, gibberish from @CC.

rickdugan

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5 years ago

===> "Threats to abortion rights, healthcare, lack of gun control, gay marriage, serving in the military for transgender (if you want to stand between a bullet and me, I don’t care what you self-identify as)."

Well, many would like to see a stop to the wholesale slaughter of babies.

As many people were hurt as were helped by Obamacare.

The 2nd Amendment protection for the right to bear arms is as meaningful today as it ever was, which is why the Founding Fathers included it in the first place. The first thing every potential tyrant does is disarm the populace.

There are many natural reasons why he-shes are problematic in military settings.

I don't remember Trump attacking gay marriage and, frankly, I don't think he gives a shit about it.

skibum609

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5 years ago

Only the dumbest among us pretend that FoxNews is a bad source and CNN, MSNBC,WAPO and NYT are valid sources. Abortion isn't a right, but assuming it is, it is subject to controls just like the real right to bear arms is. Trump cannot shut up because he is stupid and insecure.

mark94

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5 years ago

Over the next few weeks, we will learn about massive corruption in the Obama administration. The DOJ, FBI, and State Department lied and spied in furtherance of partisan political agenda.

First, the IG report ( on December 9). Then, criminal indictments. Dozens of high level Obama administration officials were involved with full knowledge of Obama. The mainstream media will not be able to ignore this, though they will try.

Whatever Trump might have done will pale in comparison.

twentyfive

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5 years ago

^ Competitive conspiracy theories LOL

mark94

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5 years ago

The only difference was that the claims against Trump are based on hearsay and speculation while the Obama era corruption left a trail of real evidence like emails and text.

twentyfive

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5 years ago

^ Ah got it

skibum609

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5 years ago

Trump is a rough edged turd. Obama was a smooth, shiny turd.

CC99

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5 years ago

When has Trump said anything even remotely anti-gay? He's like the most pro-gay Republican politician I've ever seen. I seriously doubt that he wants to threaten gay marriage.

rickdugan

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5 years ago

===> "When has Trump said anything even remotely anti-gay?"

He didn't. Further, his Supreme Court picks seem to want nothing to do with revisiting the issue.

It's the same hysterical drama queen nonsense that leads some people to calling him racist when he's also never uttered a racist comment, all because he wants to secure the border. Indeed, actually courted the black vote during his election campaign.