I don’t know what the correct terminology is for those who engaged in storming the Capitol yesterday, but CNN has settled on “terrorists” — having used it 31x thus far this AM.
Strikes me as yet another needless escalation. Terrorists use violence — particularly the mass death of civilians — to seek political ends. These people were anti-democratic hooligans, but they weren’t driving trucks through crowds or flying planes into buildings.
Much of this morning’s news coverage has focused on the role Trump’s rhetoric played fomenting yesterday’s uprising. But as usual, they’re completely lacking in self-awareness as they are themselves employing the most charged, incendiary rhetoric available. Why?
I don’t recall a single time CNN/MSNBC referred to violent BLM activists as “terrorists,” even though their tactics terrorized the general population far more than yesterday’s uprising. If the media wants to help quell this chaos, they need to look at their own role in this mess.
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