Its journalists are now arguing that since such huge numbers of Americans supported him (the Republicans won the popular vote, Electoral College, Senate and will probably win Congress) his values and beliefs must be recognized as representing the values and beliefs of Americans, at least a significant, clear majority of them. The New York Times notes, "In her closing rally Kamala Harris scorned Trump as an outlier who did not represent America. “That is not who we are,” she declared, In fact, it turns out, that may be exactly who we are. At least most of us". Whether it is CNN or the New York Times, there's a recognition that President Elect Trump must now be recognized as representing ground-swell opinion in America & should not be subject to continued (character) assassinations by the Main Stream Media, since he represents America.
The New Zealand Main Stream Media, however, is having none of it. It relentlessly attacks Trump, even after his comprehensive win. Consequently, its attacks on him must now be taken as attacks on the people of the United States - since he is a reflection of them - of their hopes and aspirations, of their dreams, of who are they are, of their values and beliefs. As such our Main Stream Media's continued evisceration of Trump constitutes nothing less than racist and sexist attacks on the American people - on Black Americans, on Hispanics, on American women - for Mr. Trump could not have won without them turning out for him in numbers sufficiently large so as to swing the election against Kamala Harris. So who does Newsroom wield out to do some analysis - a chap from Otago University who says Trump "ran a campaign that was openly racist, sexist and xenophobic". Why doesn't Newsroom just come out with it and replace the word "Trump" with "Americans", and label Americans "racist, sexist and xenophobic". Meanwhile, one of the Herald's writers, reacting to Sir John Key's prediction that Trump would probably win, wrote "Let’s not forget we’re talking about - an unabashed racist, a deeply misogynist, erratic, vengeful, narcissistic bully. A convicted criminal". Why doesn't the Herald come out with it & stick those labels on Americans in general? Not be outdone, Stuff reported a few years ago, "Donald Trump 'most racist US president' since Woodrow Wilson".
Sure, these outlets can write what they like in the name of free speech, but what about also publishing articles with different views? Kiwis have had enough of our Main Stream Media labelling any of us who take a different view from their own journalists - who differ from their opinions - as being garbage, to quote Joe Biden. Maybe its New Zealand's Big Media Outlets that are the racists, since they seem to dislike entire races of people, and not only the personalities of their leaders, as this US election has revealed.
Sources:
https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/08/robert-patman-nz-shouldnt-be-afraid-to-call-trump-out/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/why-did-john-key-endorse-donald-trump-simon-wilson/TJHRORYABJHT3LBWG7YNPM5LFM/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/100571847/donald-trump-most-racist-us-president-since-woodrow-wilson
Professor Robert MacCulloch holds the Matthew S. Abel Chair of Macroeconomics at Auckland University. He has previously worked at the Reserve Bank, Oxford University, and the London School of Economics. He runs the blog Down to Earth Kiwi from where this article was sourced.
The New Zealand Main Stream Media, however, is having none of it. It relentlessly attacks Trump, even after his comprehensive win. Consequently, its attacks on him must now be taken as attacks on the people of the United States - since he is a reflection of them - of their hopes and aspirations, of their dreams, of who are they are, of their values and beliefs. As such our Main Stream Media's continued evisceration of Trump constitutes nothing less than racist and sexist attacks on the American people - on Black Americans, on Hispanics, on American women - for Mr. Trump could not have won without them turning out for him in numbers sufficiently large so as to swing the election against Kamala Harris. So who does Newsroom wield out to do some analysis - a chap from Otago University who says Trump "ran a campaign that was openly racist, sexist and xenophobic". Why doesn't Newsroom just come out with it and replace the word "Trump" with "Americans", and label Americans "racist, sexist and xenophobic". Meanwhile, one of the Herald's writers, reacting to Sir John Key's prediction that Trump would probably win, wrote "Let’s not forget we’re talking about - an unabashed racist, a deeply misogynist, erratic, vengeful, narcissistic bully. A convicted criminal". Why doesn't the Herald come out with it & stick those labels on Americans in general? Not be outdone, Stuff reported a few years ago, "Donald Trump 'most racist US president' since Woodrow Wilson".
Sure, these outlets can write what they like in the name of free speech, but what about also publishing articles with different views? Kiwis have had enough of our Main Stream Media labelling any of us who take a different view from their own journalists - who differ from their opinions - as being garbage, to quote Joe Biden. Maybe its New Zealand's Big Media Outlets that are the racists, since they seem to dislike entire races of people, and not only the personalities of their leaders, as this US election has revealed.
Sources:
https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/08/robert-patman-nz-shouldnt-be-afraid-to-call-trump-out/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/why-did-john-key-endorse-donald-trump-simon-wilson/TJHRORYABJHT3LBWG7YNPM5LFM/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/100571847/donald-trump-most-racist-us-president-since-woodrow-wilson
Professor Robert MacCulloch holds the Matthew S. Abel Chair of Macroeconomics at Auckland University. He has previously worked at the Reserve Bank, Oxford University, and the London School of Economics. He runs the blog Down to Earth Kiwi from where this article was sourced.
5 comments:
The winning side in this contest didn’t vote against Kamala Harris so much as they voted against the Democratic Party, the Party of Chaos, of BLM riots, of drag queens in the school library, of men in the women’s swim lane (and locker room), of forced vaccinations (your bodily autonomy, sister?), of locking up grandmothers who walked through the Capitol rotunda, of state-driven censorship, of malicious political prosecutions, of ruinous proxy war, of flooding the country with criminal alien mutts, of Mao Zedong style erasing of history, of FISA court surveillance, and, finally, of the same sort of self-loathing for the nation that a three hundred pound sophomore with a nose ring and sleeve tattoos feels for herself.
The lefy just think their world view is so so correct and not ever to be challenged.
I really don't see how Trump is a racist. I also fail to believe he is either sexist or actually xenophobic. Anyone anywhere finds it hard to seamlessly fit into a new society and it's culture, it takes a lot of work.
On the contrary he seams to love and support people from all walks of life.
I also especially like how he has now selected his Chief of Staff, a Woman and consequently a first for this role, and totally on merit. she ran a very smooth campaign. I believe she gave Donald Trump a more moderate persona, less TV persona more Presidential. Susie Wiles. It must be a hard one to swallow for some people here.
You have it in one Prof, but remember it took years of remorseless propaganda in the schools and universities to produce all those malevolent MSM idiots. So it’s not totally their own fault.
One of Trump's most effective campaign slogans was to say "Harris is for they/them. Trump is of you". The NZ MSM is definitely for they/them, promoting division through co-government, privilege based on race, trans-sexual propaganda and Marxism. They are against democracy (unless their chosen politicians win). It is no wonder that they call someone popularly elected, who isn't Marxist, names and insults.
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