Don’t be Distracted by the Forces of Division!

Don’t be distracted from the more important issues.

There was a time when the media was objective and fair in most of its coverage of the news; when they had the capacity to prioritize, without any ideological or partisan bias. They knew for the good of their country what needed their full and undivided attention; matters of importance from the inconsequential and sensational drivel that oftentimes creates a devious distraction that might cause the people to divert their concentration. Journalistic integrity was the order of the day, and tantamount to a respected profession.

Last Friday, April 13 no less, the American military, along with Great Britain and France, engaged in a surgical missile strike on Syrian facilities that it was believed stored chemical weapons. This action was the result of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad having used this horrific and deadly weaponry on his people, innocent men, women and children. In the aftermath of what was believed a successful strike, having destroyed a great amount of ordnance, the media, with few exceptions covered this important issue at first with what I think was adequate coverage.

But consider, although the United Nations approved of this military incursion into a sovereign nation, this was in a sense an act of war. There could have been casualties, we are told there were none, but innocent people were displaced and there was considerable destruction. Following some hours of coverage, some of it denouncing the president’s decision to take military action without congresses approval, all the usual suspects, the so called experts and armchair generals and the pro’s and con’s of the Syrian attack, coverage gradually disengaged and faded into the background receiving only scant mention. Some might say there was no need to delve further and go in depth, and that the facts were apparent and the issue clearly delineated from the outset. You either agreed or disagreed.

Within 48 hours, with some exceptions, the print media, broadcast and cable news, felt it appropriate to revert back to the inconsequential, the nonsensical issues du jour surrounding their never ending mission to destroy the president; Stormy Daniels, a porn star, whose modus operandi is fame and fortune, and the break-in by the FBI, at the behest of Robert Mueller, of the president’s lawyer Michael Cohen’s office and apartment. During court session, Judge Kimba Wood allowed herself to be swayed, by lawyers from the New York Times and CNN, to have the name of Mr. Cohen’s third client revealed. We all know now who that is, Sean Hannity conservative cable and radio talk show host.

The Syrian missile strike, the booming economy, the up and coming meeting with the North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, America’s now energy independence, diminishing joblessness, tax reform, and while brave men and women in the military still do battle on foreign soil with the enemies of freedom, almost all disappeared from the public domain and have taken a backseat to the media’s never ending quest to embarrass and destroy this president.

Most are familiar with the historical account of how the Roman Emperor Nero “Fiddled while Rome burned”. Many believe this is mere legend and has over the centuries been recast and lost in translation some of its validity. But it can act as a metaphor for modern times; don’t be swayed or caught off guard by those entities that seek to sow the seeds of discontent, the ideologically agenda-driven forces of division, dissension in the media and political class and liberal establishment. Their modus operandi is to distract, and in their minds hopefully divert your attention to the sensational and often time tawdry stories, so as to detract from the achievements of the Trump administration.