In today’s America, it seems that independent conservative journalists can’t even ask straightforward questions without encountering hostility. Recently, journalist Nic Sorter found this out the hard way when he was deep in the trenches of reporting at a chaotic and volatile event. It appears that the organizers weren’t too fond of being held accountable or answering questions. Instead of engaging in a civilized discourse, they attempted to silence Sorter by almost knocking his camera out of his hands. Such a narrative is as predictable as a plot in a soap opera.
Sorter daringly approached event organizers after a speaker branded the National Guard as racist in front of an agitated crowd, practically handing them a lit match to wave around near the already simmering tensions. This kind of rhetoric serves as nothing more than gasoline on a fire, upsetting delicate situations without offering any constructive solutions. And when individuals like Sorter come around seeking honest answers, they become targets themselves – fascinating how transparency seems to infuriate some people to the point of tantrum.
Now, in what is possibly one of the most ironic sideshows in this saga, a local police officer actually suggested that Sorter was part of the problem for daring to engage in conversation. It’s almost laughable – the idea that asking questions could somehow be seen as antagonizing. Apparently, anyone with a camera should stand silently by their vehicle, as per the officer’s advice, rather than exercise their right to uncover the truth. Honestly, if curious journalists are the source of discord, then perhaps it’s time to rethink what a healthy public dialogue should look like.
It seems, however, this isn’t an isolated occurrence. Sorter also recounts a previous encounter in Portland where he was arrested while covering riots that the mainstream media conveniently ignored. The city’s law enforcement, perceived as being more sympathetic to the radical left than eager to uphold a neutral stance, apparently allowed the chaos to continue unabated. Such skewed priorities leave one to wonder if they’ve got their finger firmly planted on the pause button when it comes to protecting law-abiding citizens. It’s as if there are only two settings on this rollercoaster of governance – full throttle ahead for chaos and reverse when it comes to law and order.
Meanwhile, as we teeter on the brink of absurdity, there’s a narrative being spun that journalists provoke these incidents. Some in power hope that this convenient excuse will let them package their shortcomings and move quickly to an imagined amnesty for their failures. They like to think Americans will swallow these tales like a kid eagerly accepting candy. But the American public is not so gullible. They see the raw footage and know when they are being fed a bedtime story. If anything, Sorter’s experience just spotlights the absurdity; the truth is out there, you just need to be brave enough to look past the noise.
