Yesterday, The People's Convoy encountered police resistance, angry protesters, and a hostile press as they leaned into the headwinds and attempted to exercise their constitutional rights in Washington DC. Following along with the truckers live dash cam made it a heart thumping experience.
At one point a man on a motorcycle cut in front of a big rig, slammed on the brakes, laid down the bike, and started yelling at the trucker. The altercation escalated until the biker lunged at the trucker, and two fellow truckers stepped in and subdued the maniacal democrat. In an different event, a white pickup zipped in front of a semi and slammed on the brakes, brake-checking the trucker, who was unable to stop before bumping into the pickup.
All of this, including the police response, was caught on multiple live feeds -- and though these videos substantiate the irrefutable truth that these truckers are being targeted by antagonists (the motorcycle guy was later seen laughing it up with police alongside a closed off-ramp), the reality is that the media has spun up a narrative that makes it sounds like the truckers are mucking up the DC metro area.
Here's where the pattern emerges: The police barricaded numerous exits with dump trucks, blocking traffic into the DC area, which caused a nightmare for local commuters. The media then blames The People's Convoy for causing the mess, and public frustration is turned on the truckers.
The side that is causing the problem, is blaming the other side for causing the problem. Both sides have footage of what really happened, but that becomes irrelevant as the optics and narrative begin to shape public perception of the event. Here the media establishment simply dominates any attempts at objective reporting, overwhelming the truth with a flood of carefully crafted propaganda.
Where else do we see this pattern playing out right now? Consider these threads from the Great Russian Invasion narrative:
On Wednesday, in a rare moment of "speaking from the heart," President Biden declared that Putin was a "war criminal" -- an accusation the Russian government said was "unforgivable". Beyond the heated rhetoric, our own national media has openly acknowledged that the Russian people are getting an entirely different story. According to Russian media sources, the story goes like this:
