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DEAR EDITOR:
Are we to believe what we hear, or do we look beyond the noise and research hard facts and data? In recent years we have seen glaring distortions of reality with misleading news pundits peddling fiction as fact.
Kyle Rittenhouse is a prime example. He was tried and found guilty in the court of public opinion, accused of being a white supremacist by then-candidate Joe Biden. Several news sources followed with more untrue statements. CNN, MSNBC and other so-called news outlets wanted to label this a hate crime. Kyle, a white person with no criminal record, shot in self-defense three white men with criminal records, killing two of them. Where is race involved? How can news outlets get away with such egregious distortion of truth?
You also have the underreporting news stories such as the Waukesha parade mass murder. Why was his race not expressed, or his penchant for violence? Why wasn't this labeled a hate crime by media? If a white male drove his vehicle through a parade killing six people, most likely he would have been labeled an angry white supremacist. I am not suggesting this was a hate crime. I merely point out stark differences in how news is reported or underreported. It's fair to say we're being fed a steady diet of distorted facts, skewed views, horrific misrepresentation of reality to the point that many people have lost confidence in modern journalism. Without truth, journalism is dead. Opinions have no place in the news.
Query yourself and think about your response and where you receive your information to make intelligible response. Do you believe government mandates are a good idea and doing away with an individual's freedom of choice will benefit our nation? Do you believe COVID-19 vaccines are the only way to treat this virus? Do you believe our current national news providers are an unbiased source of truth? Do you believe freedom of speech is dangerous and should be censored and limited? Do you believe rioting and looting are fair and just acts that will bring about positive change? Do you have difficulty identifying the difference between men and women? Do you believe in telling white children that they are inherently evil oppressors and black children that they are the oppressed and, on their own, cannot achieve? Will teaching this to our children fix any racial divide or just create a chasm too large to bridge? We are all brothers and sisters, part of one race called the human race, don't let media bias divide us.
TIM SANTELL
Kinsman