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During a conversation with Ana Navarro and co-hosts of “CNN Tonight” about the tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Jonah Goldberg attempted to put America’s problem with mass shootings into “perspective” by citing accurate statistics on gun violence. This did not go over well.
Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the Dispatch, said that while he shares the “moral outrage” many feel over “how horrific and just morally repugnant these slaughters are,” it’s wrong to tell parents they should be “paralyzed with fear about their own kids.”
“If we’re going to start telling people that they should be scared that this is going to happen to them, we should at least put this in perspective,” he said.
Noting that there are roughly 54 million children in school in America, and 170 have been killed in school shootings in the last 29 years, Goldberg went on to argue, “if we’re going to tell people they should be terrified about their kids being dropped off at school, we should remind them their kids are more in danger on the drive to school, statistically, than they are at the school.”
At this, Navarro responded, “A child’s life should not be a statistic!”
“That’s moral bullying,” Goldberg argued. “I’m making a basic point to say that you shouldn’t tell people that they should be terrified.”
Moral bullying or not, Navarro was on a roll.
“It’s been 10 years since Sandy Hook and that we haven’t done anything is a national shame,” she ranted. “So paralyzed with fear, and paralyzed with acceptance and resignation is what we’ve been for the last 10 years. And it’s enough of that. No more paralysis. Get your asses in gear and call your senator.””That’s fine. I’m doing analysis, I am not doing activism,” Goldberg replied.On “The Rubin Report” Wednesday, BlazeTV host Dave Rubin shared a video clip of the […]
Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker