Western Reader
In the aftermath of the 2020 election and the subsequent January 6th protest, a narrative has been spun by the corporate state media. They’ve painted the protest as an insurrection led by domestic terrorists and suggested questioning the integrity of elections is akin to treason.
A case in point is an article from The Philadelphia Inquirer, published on November 12, 2020. The piece titled, “Is it treason? As Trump denies election results, legal scholar unpacks his attempt to stay in office,” delves into former President Trump’s refusal to accept the election results.
It argues no American president ever used the powers of his office to deny the results of an election he lost, until Trump. The article goes on to label Trump’s actions as lawlessness and a cavalier rejection of the rule of law. Some even go as far as calling it treason.
YouTube Demonetizes Montage of Democrats Denying Elections, Calls It ‘Dangerous’ and ‘Harmful’ https://t.co/LAPL1KPIfO
— Brian B (@Wubbies7) August 30, 2023
This narrative, however, raises a question.
If questioning the legitimacy of an election is treasonous, then wouldn’t the Democrats’ repeated claims that the 2016 election was rigged by Russia also be considered treasonous? This is a question that the corporate state media seems to conveniently ignore.
Though the irony doesn’t stop there. Not only do Democrats who deny elections escape political prosecutions in the same way Trump has, but their denials are also actively censored by the corporate state on their behalf.
This censorship acts as a de facto PR manager for the Democrats.
A glaring example of this is the demonetization of videographer Matt Orfelea’s YouTube channel. Orfelea created a montage of Democrats denying elections, which was factually accurate.
However, YouTube cited its “Elections Misinformation” policy and demonetized Orfelea’s entire channel, claiming it violated their violent criminal organizations policy.
#YouTube Demonetizes Montage of #Democrats Denying Elections, Calls It ‘Dangerous’ and ‘Harmful’#DoubleStandards #LiberalHypocrisy #YouTubeCensorship #BigTechCensorship https://t.co/o150S5CZBd
— The RIGHTFUL President Hawger! (@RB26416392) August 30, 2023
The irony is palpable. A video exposing Democrats spreading what could be considered “election misinformation” is itself censored under an “election misinformation” policy!
Now, the same video has been deemed to exhibit “harmful or dangerous acts.” But the “harmful or dangerous acts” are not the election denials by Democrats themselves, but apparently the act of exposing them in a montage.
Ultimately, the narrative spun by the corporate state media and the selective censorship by platforms like YouTube raise serious questions about freedom of speech and the impartiality of these platforms.
This article appeared in The Patriot Brief and has been published here with permission.
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