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On New Year’s Day, two deadly tragedies occurred in New Orleans and Las Vegas. Although the two events are very different, they both illustrate the lack of trust Americans feel in their most important institutions.
On Bourbon Street, a US-born terrorist plowed into a reveling crowd in a pickup truck, killing 14 people in the process, all in the name of ISIS, we understand. .
A lone Army Green Beret took his own life by blowing up a Tesla Cybertruck he had rented days earlier outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas.
FBI declines to say whether shots were fired, disciplinary officer says attack ‘not an act of terrorism’
As with the response to last month’s drone sighting in New Jersey, the FBI’s response to these incidents has been slow and vague, opening the door to countless conspiracy theories.
In New Orleans, for example, the FBI’s first reaction was to tell the American people, perhaps for reasons of political correctness, that this was not an act of terrorism. This is the same impulse that leads reckless headliners to report “a truck plows into a crowd” instead of “terrorists commit mass murder.”
An Army Green Beret took his own life by blowing up his rented Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. (Alcides Antunes/via Reuters | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Press Conference)
This is also the same FBI that has been absurdly claiming for years that conservative white men are the biggest terrorist threat facing America, and clearly the federal government is targeting this alleged white supremacist whale. It appears that the actual Islamic terrorists are simply blending in with the terrorists as they run around chasing them.
Meanwhile, while we wait and wait and wait for more information from federal law enforcement, the conspiracy that this incident was an Israeli-funded false flag operation or some other foolish act. There are many theories floating around.
Similarly, in Las Vegas, a soldier who ended his life in a cultural spectacle that captivated both President-elect Trump and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, fortunately did not kill anyone else, but in an even stranger Conspiracy theories abound.
FBI Special Agent Aretha Duncan said at a news conference that the New Orleans attack was not related to terrorism. (Reuters)
There are rumors floating around the internet that the troubled military personnel had secret knowledge of China’s space-age propulsion systems, or some such nonsense. The fact that he has put Trump and Musk at the center of the drama only adds fuel to the metaphorical fire.
There was a time when Americans really trusted the FBI story and the summaries of events provided by news organizations. But today, it feels like we’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop and for us to hear the real story instead of the politically correct version.
If the agency is lamenting its tarnished image, it also has a history of spying on President Trump, targeting Catholics and parents seeking to hold their children’s schools accountable, and a history of spying on President Trump at the expense of truth and merit. You can also appreciate their unabashed dedication to gender, equity, and inclusivity.
I hope that with the confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI Director, this alarming trend begins to change and that our people can once again trust that they are being told the truth without any stimulants.
But don’t get me wrong, this is no easy task for Patel. For a quarter of a century, the FBI has often seemed more interested in social justice than in solving crimes. It won’t change overnight.
Our gutless news media also reverts to “just facts” and away from the stifling and constant “meaningful context” they provide to suggest that black is white and up is down. I wouldn’t change a penny.
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But as the saying goes, the first step to solving a problem is admitting that you have a problem. As Trump’s election and perhaps Patel’s confirmation prove, Americans know what the issues are.
The bonds of trust have been abused, and something valuable has been lost: the very ability of Americans to believe what their government and media tell them.
This week, outgoing White House press secretary and serial liar Karine Jean-Pierre posted a photo of her staff and called the well-less millennial zoo “the best in the business.”
It was a perfect distillation of how depressed both the nation and the media have fallen. Best in the industry? Why? Are you deceiving the American people? They couldn’t even do it properly.
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Trust can disappear in an instant. Also, once lost, it takes a lifetime to rebuild.
Perhaps the most important thing the Trump administration can do in the next two weeks is begin the process of restoring that trust. Because without it, representative democracy cannot survive and thrive.
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