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Trump tries to drag America backward on a very different July 4th
CNN ^ | July 4, 2020 | Maeve Reston

Posted on 07/04/2020 3:25:22 PM PDT by MarvinStinson

On a very different Fourth of July, when many Americans are wrestling with the racist misdeeds of the country's heroes and confronting an unrelenting pandemic with surging cases, their commander-in-chief is attempting to drag America backward -- stirring fear of cultural change while flouting the most basic scientific evidence about disease transmission.

In a jaw-dropping speech that amounted to a culture war bonfire, President Trump used the backdrop of Mount Rushmore to frame protesters as a nefarious left-wing mob that intends to "end America." Those opponents, he argued, are engaged in a "merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values, and indoctrinate our children."

The President largely acted as if the coronavirus didn't exist.

Instead, when Trump spoke on Friday night of a "growing danger," he was talking about an entirely different threat than rising coronavirus cases. He referred to a threat to America's "heritage" -- rhetoric intended to rev up his base at a time when many Americans are attempting to relearn the nation's history with greater attention to the wrongs inflicted on Black and Native American people.

Repeatedly using vague pronouns like "they" and "them," Trump sought to play on the fears of a minority who view the rise of Black Lives Matter as a threat to the historical dominance of White people.

One of "their political weapons," he said, is "cancel culture," which would drive people from their jobs and "demand total submission" from anyone who disagrees.

He mysteriously described those who would tear down statues of racist leaders from the past as "a new far left fascism that demands absolute allegiance."

"If you do not speak its language, perform its rituals, recite its mantras and follow its commandments, then you will be censored, banished, blacklisted, persecuted and punished," Trump said.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: antiamericanism; bias; blacklist; bs; cancelculture; chatforum; cnnfakenews; culturalmarxism; fakenews; leftistbigots; maevereston; mediabias; orwelliannightmare; power; rushmore; stalinisttactics; tds; trump; unamerican; waronforthofjuly; waronholidays; waronjuly4th
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To: MarvinStinson

““If you do not speak its language, perform its rituals, recite its mantras and follow its commandments, then you will be censored, banished, blacklisted, persecuted and punished,” Trump said.“

Sounds about right.


21 posted on 07/04/2020 3:45:21 PM PDT by enumerated
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To: hanamizu

Suck it Maeve It was a great speech.


22 posted on 07/04/2020 3:45:43 PM PDT by funfan
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To: MarvinStinson

CNN is controlled by the Communist Chinese.


23 posted on 07/04/2020 3:47:17 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: MarvinStinson
Trump sought to play on the fears of a minority who view the rise of Black Lives Matter as a threat

That's PRESIDENT Trump to you if you count yourself as American. I guess we will see how much of “minority” it is in a few short months.

24 posted on 07/04/2020 3:48:39 PM PDT by Kudsman (Jewish lives matter.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Im tipping back a cold one on my deck enjoying the 4th July sights and sounds of sweet Freedom on Independence Day

Soooo...FUCNN sux to be you.


25 posted on 07/04/2020 3:49:00 PM PDT by Gasshog
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To: mass55th

And...Trump delivers a “Jaw Dropping Cultural Bonfire”!

Hell...aren’t there any books he could have thrown into it???

What are conservatives coming to in the eyes of the Left?


26 posted on 07/04/2020 3:49:07 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies"- George Orwell)
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To: MarvinStinson
😂😂😂😂😂😂 Yes we all can't be forward thinking like you bunch of leftist Marxist who are still clinging to Communistic political philosophy from two centuries ago. And still using propaganda and domestic terrorist tactics from the 1960s.
27 posted on 07/04/2020 3:50:32 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: MarvinStinson

What the F is WRONG with these people??


28 posted on 07/04/2020 3:52:50 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: McGruff

id tell CNN to go eat a big fat dongkey schlong but they would enjoy that too much


29 posted on 07/04/2020 3:52:59 PM PDT by Gasshog
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To: mass55th

They’re not worried about the Dem party’s history. They still can’t accept the election of 2016.
I agree though that nobody else is worried about the 4th of July except for these vile demons in the media and a handful these big mouth activists. everyone else is celebrating.


30 posted on 07/04/2020 3:53:35 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: MarvinStinson
Maeve Reston:


31 posted on 07/04/2020 3:54:23 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: nwrep

Her face is a different color than her neck.


32 posted on 07/04/2020 3:56:18 PM PDT by JerseyDvl ("If you're going through hell, keep going.")
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To: kaehurowing

It’s just Chinese news in english lol


33 posted on 07/04/2020 3:56:47 PM PDT by Long Jon No Silver
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To: MarvinStinson

Boy were they triggered!


34 posted on 07/04/2020 3:57:16 PM PDT by JerseyDvl ("If you're going through hell, keep going.")
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To: nwrep
She looks like
35 posted on 07/04/2020 3:59:36 PM PDT by Long Jon No Silver
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To: MarvinStinson

Ya think he doesnt like Trump?

Hardy har... and his hate doesn’t make or break Trump.

But the hater must be miserable.


36 posted on 07/04/2020 4:02:45 PM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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To: MarvinStinson

Even Pravda at their worst under Stalin, would find it really hard to top this woman when it comes to hate filled, alternate reality, far left propaganda.
She basically gulped down a large bottle of vodka, sat at her writing table and proceeded to spew out garbage from deep within her hate filled, sad, twisted soul.
This is not a happy individual.


37 posted on 07/04/2020 4:07:31 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: MarvinStinson

That was a great report. Thank you President Trump for telling the 100% truth about the Democrats’ anti-American uprising.


38 posted on 07/04/2020 4:11:13 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: MarvinStinson

Beware, I recently got Zotted for posting a link to an “anti-Trump site”.


39 posted on 07/04/2020 4:13:03 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: MarvinStinson

You get the impression that Trump struck a nerve.


40 posted on 07/04/2020 4:15:40 PM PDT by Yardstick
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