Bloodbaths Are in the Eye of the Beholder

It’s not the word, intent, or any other variable: it’s not OK if the Bad Orange Man says something. Democrats can do it all day. 

By now, you have seen all the ridiculous commentary about how Donald Trump threatened wholesale violence against everybody unless he gets elected in November. 

It will be a bloodbath! 

Trump: If I don’t get elected, it’s gonna be a bloodbath. It’s gonna be a bloodbath for the country pic.twitter.com/BWpWORo9Hs

— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) March 16, 2024

The MSM picked up this theme and pounded it into the national consciousness, failing to note that Trump was talking about the economic fallout from a flood of Chinese electric vehicles being built in Mexico. 

Trump’s “bloodbath” comment could be called a poor choice of words if you wanted to criticize it at all, and given that bloodbath is exactly the word used all the time to describe such disasters, I don’t think he deserves even this rebuke. A massive collapse of an industry – one that is crying “Uncle” right now because Biden’s EV mandate is destroying it – should be called a bloodbath. 

Just how common is “bloodbath?” It is almost the favorite word the left uses to describe anything that might qualify. 

SUPERCUT!

Trump critics would never use a term like “bloodbath” pic.twitter.com/6dSTMwsfJa

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 17, 2024

And why wouldn’t they? One of the most effective communication techniques is to use colorful language to emphasize certain points. A 10,000-point drop in the Dow could be described as a “drop” in stock prices or a “bloodbath.” The former is less accurate in communicating reality than the latter.  

It’s no shock that POTATUS is lying about Donald Trump and distorting what he said; as a scummy politician, it’s what he does in those few hours he is awake and lucid. 

But the massive propaganda campaign by the MSM is still breathtaking to watch. No matter how much I despise these pusillanimous preening peacocks, they manage to drive down my respect for them even further every day. 

That, my friends, is an accomplishment. I hate them already, yet they manage to enrage me more each day. 

Countless stories were written to insinuate that Trump was calling for violence in the streets if he lost the November election, and if there is one thing above all others, we know it is the Democrats’ job to do that. I could find you countless clips of Democrats promoting violence and even calling riots necessary for public health. 

But none of that matters to the mainstream media, who see it as their job to slander Republicans and lie outrageously for the benefit of Democrats. 

They are about as subtle as sledgehammers. 

NEW: Joe Scarborough has meltdown on live air after getting called out on X for the ‘Bloodbath’ hoax, tries convincing his audience that he’s “not stupid.”

Remarkable.

“These id*ots on Twitter, these id*ots on, on, on, on cable news, these id*ots on Sunday shows…“

“It’s just… pic.twitter.com/fDv2sVyhNY

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 18, 2024

The MSM is a disinformation machine, and for the next few months, that machine will be pumping out a steady stream of lies with the sole purpose of destroying Donald Trump and slandering his supporters. 

Suppose you add up the market capitalization of Big Tech, the MSM, and all the cultural outlets dedicated to distorting facts and destroying Trump and his supporters. In that case, it amounts to TRILLIONS of dollars of market power, all dedicated to rigging the upcoming election. 

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