MEDIA: Dial down the hate

We need to take a reality check. This Black Lives Matter affair has gone WAY too far. The political left of this country, which includes the national news media, is so consumed with hatred for the president they have lost any perspective they may have had, and are so completely devoid of objectivity I honestly believe they should have to register as a political party or at the very least a Political Action Committee. They are not journalists.

When a group of anarchists take over a large swath of Washington’s largest city and those in authority let it happen because one guy in Minnesota is a thug with a badge, something is very wrong, particularly when the “news media” constantly refers to these riots as “protests.” Letting thugs take over through riots, looting and arson, and then justifying their behavior is not the answer. It has gone so far now, I’m afraid the only way to stop it is an equally over the top use of force, which is what the entertainers and propagandists with journalism degrees can’t wait to put on TV and find a way to blame anyone other than those doing the looting, burning and stealing.

The national “news media” needs to dial down the hate they promote and have promoted since November 2016. I can’t help but wonder if they honestly think they are doing a service to anyone but Antifa. Liberal governors and mayors have ceded their authority to the mob.

JIM COOK

Post Falls