Current political uprisings are riots, not free speech

The media won't distinguish a riot from free speech. It's not in their narrative. The difference is obvious: contentious profanity screamed at others; pushing, grabbing and punching; foul signage; property destruction, etc. A child can tell the difference.

Civil demonstrations went silent after Martin Luther King Jr. These aren't such. They're riots instigated by professionals as in: Watts; 1968 political riots; the Wisconsin Capital building; Occupy Wall Street; Ferguson, Mo.; Sanford, Fla.; the Trump rally in Chicago, etc. Some commentators spout constitutional piety, "beating their breasts" and vowing to protect the free speech of rioters, with their lives -- simple-minded nonescence.

Consider the Obama and Holder encouragements of race riots. It started with investigating cops rather than crime perpetrators: promoting arguing "in the face" of others; punishing and getting revenge on political adversaries; befriending riot provocateurs like Al Sharpton, and terrorist Bill Ayers, etc.

Are riots ascribed to any of these? Of course not. But there's a coordinated media push to blame Donald Trump for the current political riots. His stupid off-the-cuff statements are replayed thousands of times by the media, fostering more unrest. In contrast, the measured, more inflammatory statements by Obama, Holder et.al. vanish on the winds.

The Democratic Party leadership sold its soul (and this nation) for political power long ago. The George Soros-financed "MoveOn.Org" disturbances at Trump/Republican rallies will grow; and the Saul Alinsky doctrine to stampede "demonstraters" will continue.

Jerry Donatucci

Bradenton

This story was originally published March 24, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Current political uprisings are riots, not free speech ."