Tea at Trianon: The Left’s Weaponization of Journalism

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Friday, August 9, 2019

The Left’s Weaponization of Journalism

From Human Events:

Conversely, President Trump is repeatedly asked to denounce people acting on ideologies he has no relation to: white supremacy, white nationalism, and neo-nazism. And even then, the blame doesn’t stop. Recall the Christchurch shooting, Tree of Life Shooting, and Charlottesville.

The weaponization of journalism down to syntax and diction is calculated, and the media outlets are banking on this subversion to remain a secret. If this double-standard goes unnoticed, the left can effectively create a world where Trump-related right-wing violence appears to be omnipresent and increasing, while they avoid any responsibility for the violence they incite. (Read more.)

julygirl said...: The Leftist press must really believe that all we "Deplorables" are unaware of the inflammatory language they use such as..."Children ripped from the arms of their parents, or"...locked in cages", or "...asylum seekers" instead of illegal immigrants. They also use the word immigrant rather than designate the difference between lawful immigrants and illegal immigrants. They insist President Trump is against immigration instead of making it plain that he is against illegal immigration...and on and on.; August 9, 2019 at 4:58:00 PM EDT