Emotions drive poor choices. It isn’t universal; I probably wouldn’t be happily married for 26 years if emotions weren’t part of the original decision-making process. But when it comes to politics, there’s a reason progressives often back policies that make no sense. They’re driven primarily by emotion instead of intellect, and the “intellectual” politicians who espouse progressive ideas often realize they won’t work but embrace the emotional aspect as the easiest path to gain and retain power.
But sometimes, emotions seep in and make conservatives select poor choices as well. The latest example is the rise in calls for Antifa to not be allowed to wear masks. On an emotional level, it makes sense since their attacks on Andy Ngo and others yielded few arrests. The masks worn by almost all Antifa members at the Portland event made it challenging to identify the dozens of attackers involved.
When hyper-leftist Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler called for a ban on masks at these events, I was surprised at how many conservatives agreed. This is an emotional response. As conservatives, we want criminals brought to justice. But there’s a much better solution that does not infringe on basic rights protecting one’s ability to clothe themselves as they see fit. Why don’t we let law enforcement do their jobs? Wheeler, who also happens to be the police commissioner, has had his department take a hands-off approach to Antifa. Let police protect and serve and suddenly, we could have had justice. In fact, Ngo and the others attacked may not have been accosted in the first place.
Peaceful gatherings of protesters should never be hindered, but it’s the duty of law enforcement to act when things get out of hand. Destruction of property and physical confrontations are grounds for action as long as politicians get out of the way. Our society has become so sensitive to the potential for police overreach that we’re kept them reserved and often fearful of repercussions if they do their jobs properly.
By no means am I suggesting we need a police state situation or that law enforcement needs to be more empowered outside of what the law provides, but the actions of Antifa are often well within the mandate police have (or should have) to engage with violent protesters and protect private property. When politicians like Wheeler interfere, their solutions are lame. It does not behoove conservatives to embrace his idiotic solution just because emotionally, it makes sense at first. If we let the police do their jobs, Antifa could wear full burkas over radiation suits and they’ll still get arrested and identified if they break the law.
The problem with Antifa isn’t the masks. If anything, allowing them to feel secure in the anonymity might make them act out more, and as long as police are present and unburdened by political considerations, they can catch the thugs in their acts of terrorism.
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We just launched a new GiveSendGo page. We also have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker
