Matt Walsh
2023-08-16 12:52:58 UTC
Yesterday was the ninth anniversary of the lynching of a police officer named
Darren Wilson. On the morning of August 9th, 2014, Wilson tried to detain 18
-year-old Michael Brown, who had just robbed a convenience store and attacked
the clerk.
Thats when, according to the Obama DOJ, Wilson and other witnesses stated
that Brown reached into [Wilsons] SUV through the open drivers window and
punched and grabbed Wilson. Investigators made that determination by
observing bruising on Wilsons jaw and scratches on his neck, the presence
of Browns DNA on Wilsons collar, shirt, and pants, and Wilsons DNA on
Browns palm. Brown then tried to grab Wilsons gun; Wilson shot him; Brown
ran away, then turned around and charged at Wilson; and Wilson fatally shot
Brown in self-defense.
The Obama DOJ did everything it could to find a way to charge Darren Wilson,
yet those were their conclusions. Wilson did nothing wrong, much to the
dismay of those who wished to sacrifice him on the altar of racial justice.
Despite media reports, not a single witness ever claimed Brown said dont
shoot. And all the witnesses who claimed that Browns hands were in the air
were either contradicted by the evidence, or later recanted their testimony.
Those are the factual details. If youre so inclined you can read the full
DOJ report online.
What you cant find online, however, is what happened to Darren Wilson. His
name is never mentioned in the media. Its as if he never existed. The
handful of reports on Wilson in recent years suggest hes living a life of
anonymity in the middle of nowhere, and that hell never be able to work as a
police officer again. His life was destroyed. Nobody who defamed him as a
racist killer ever apologized. Nobody who took part in the destruction of an
innocent mans life was ever held accountable.
In a country that cared about police officers, or the truth, that would be a
national scandal. But we dont live in a country like that, so instead,
yesterday the only name you heard was Michael Brown. They canonized him all
over again. Heres how one local news report talked about the case:
A ceremony to honor Michael Brown, the teenager shot and killed by a police
officer after a confrontation. Thats how a news station in 2023 is
talking about a thug who attacked a store clerk, then tried to kill a police
officer. They dont mention any of those facts we just reviewed, because
theyre inconvenient. Instead, the news station informs you that Browns
body lay in the street for several hours after the shooting, as if thats
somehow incriminating or even relevant. Of course they leave out the fact
that the mob made processing the crime scene so difficult that Ferguson had
to call in the SWAT team to control the situation. They dont mention all the
lies that the supposed witnesses told the media, like the false claim that
Michael Brown had been shot in the back.
It wasnt just one news station that decided to lie yesterday. They all did
it. Heres how the local Fox station described what happened:
Again, without mentioning any details of what Michael Brown actually did,
were told that his case has something to do with police brutality and
injustice faced by African-Americans. That intro was followed by a
sympathetic clip with Michael Browns family. Apparently Darren Wilsons
family wasnt available. Maybe theyre in hiding. We really dont know.
What we can say for sure is that there werent any memorial events honoring
Darren Wilson yesterday in St. Louis. Instead the city put on a series of
events celebrating the legacy of the thug who robbed stores and attacked a
police officer. Watch:
Michael Brown Was shot and killed followed by a confrontation, the reporter
tells us. Wow, theres that word again. It was a confrontation. It doesnt
imply any kind of fault by one side or the other. It doesnt tell you
anything. It leaves you completely in the dark, which is the exact opposite
of what the news media is supposed to do. They just want you to know that the
community came together to quote, honor Michael Browns life and legacy.
They dont bother explaining why Browns life and legacy deserve to be
honored.
These so-called reporters know exactly what theyre doing. Anyone with Google
can prove it is a lie in about five seconds. But obviously, none of these
people can think for themselves. So the question becomes, Where are they
getting the idea to do it?
We know that the Obama administration benefited from lying about Michael
Brown all the way back in 2014, just as they benefited from lying about
Trayvon Martin and all the other race hoaxes. Thats why the Obama DOJ
investigated Fergusons police department (and many other police
departments), and claimed they must be racist because they pull over more
black people than white people. It didnt matter to the DOJ that Ferguson is
an overwhelmingly black town; they just ran with that reasoning, because they
knew the city didnt have the money or the PR resources to fight them. In
fact, when the city publicly announced that it disagreed with the Obama DOJs
ridiculous reasoning, the DOJ called the city racist again, just for daring
to challenge their narrative. Youre racist, and if you deny that youre
racist, then thats just more evidence youre racist. Thats basically what
the DOJ said. Again, the document is online if you want to read it.
But that still doesnt answer the question of, why now? Why is the media
still lying now about this shooting, even nine years later, when everyone
knows theyre lying?
It could be that theyre still taking orders from the Democratic Party,
which, somehow, has not given up on the lie. Squad bench warmer Cori Bush
(D-MO) tweeted yesterday, Today is the 9th anniversary of Mike Browns
killing. He would be alive today if the institutions of racism and white
supremacy were eradicated. He should be alive today. We will never forget. We
will continue to fight for justice and accountability. Ben Crump and various
Left-wing groups said more or less the same thing.
But its not just a couple of race-hustling lawyers and politicians from
Missouri who are lying about Michael Brown. The Biden administration, at the
highest levels, is also portraying Michael Brown as a hero. This was the
State Departments new equity representative, speaking yesterday as Tony
Blinken looked on:
the state department's new 'equity representative' just eulogized
violent thug Michael brown, with Tony blinker looking on. impossible
to overemphasize how their entire movement is built on lies and
repeating lies despite all evidence. it's not just cori bush and ben
crump pic.twitter.com/aL4fTVDFlO
Gregg Re (@gregg_re) August 9, 2023
Well, thats interesting. The State Department, which uses coordinated
disinformation campaigns to inspire color revolutions overseas with the
express goal of overthrowing foreign governments is now deliberately lying
about a police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri from nine years ago. Theyre
telling you an unarmed black teenager was just murdered by a cop for no
reason, nine years after that narrative was completely and totally debunked.
Why are they doing that? They know exactly how destabilizing that lie has
been over the past decade. Take a look at this chart. It shows the rate of
violent crime in Ferguson over the past few decades. Thats the red. It also
shows you how many cases police solve in the city. Thats the green. Notice
any trends? Its hard to miss. You see a big bump in violent crime around
2014, when the U.S. government decided to pretend that Michael Brown was a
hero, while the number of violent crime cases actually solved goes the other
direction.
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You can find similar charts from every major city in America. In recent
years, police were either defunded or scared away. No cop wants to be lynched
for doing his job, after all. And so, predictably, cities got much more
dangerous. A lot of people died. And it started with the Ferguson lie, which
was the genesis of the modern BLM movement.
To the Left, all those deaths were collateral damage. They think it was all
worth it, because the rise of BLM meant more political power for them. They
recruited a mob of enforcers who could literally set entire communities on
fire with impunity, as a message to the rest of the country. They were able
to demonize local police departments, and empower the FBI, which they
controlled. And, for the corporations who bankroll Democrats, the rise of BLM
was also a welcome diversion from rising populist sentiments in both parties.
The lying about Ferguson, in that sense, isnt so remarkable. The State
Department and the Democratic Party are pushing for an internal revolution
here for the same reason they push for color revolutions elsewhere. They want
to tear down the system of government we have in this country, and our rule
of law and our traditions. And they want to replace them with something very
different something equitable, with them in charge.
So far, their strategy is working. Its a perfect example of how the Left
plays the long game. Theyve obtained total narrative control.
Sure, their whole narrative was debunked, but what do they care? Theyll just
keep repeating the lie year after year after year until eventually the other
side gets tired of correcting it, and their version makes it into the history
books. It does make you question how much of the stuff you find in history
books can actually be trusted. If Cori Bush and the State Department and the
entire media and Democrat Party can lie about something that we all remember,
what happens when there is nobody left who remembers it?
The unfortunate reality is that historical lies gain more power and momentum
as time goes on and we move further away from the event theyre lying about.
The truth, however, does not benefit from this kind of distance. If anything,
its road becomes much harder. And this is exactly what the Left is counting
on.
Darren Wilson. On the morning of August 9th, 2014, Wilson tried to detain 18
-year-old Michael Brown, who had just robbed a convenience store and attacked
the clerk.
Thats when, according to the Obama DOJ, Wilson and other witnesses stated
that Brown reached into [Wilsons] SUV through the open drivers window and
punched and grabbed Wilson. Investigators made that determination by
observing bruising on Wilsons jaw and scratches on his neck, the presence
of Browns DNA on Wilsons collar, shirt, and pants, and Wilsons DNA on
Browns palm. Brown then tried to grab Wilsons gun; Wilson shot him; Brown
ran away, then turned around and charged at Wilson; and Wilson fatally shot
Brown in self-defense.
The Obama DOJ did everything it could to find a way to charge Darren Wilson,
yet those were their conclusions. Wilson did nothing wrong, much to the
dismay of those who wished to sacrifice him on the altar of racial justice.
Despite media reports, not a single witness ever claimed Brown said dont
shoot. And all the witnesses who claimed that Browns hands were in the air
were either contradicted by the evidence, or later recanted their testimony.
Those are the factual details. If youre so inclined you can read the full
DOJ report online.
What you cant find online, however, is what happened to Darren Wilson. His
name is never mentioned in the media. Its as if he never existed. The
handful of reports on Wilson in recent years suggest hes living a life of
anonymity in the middle of nowhere, and that hell never be able to work as a
police officer again. His life was destroyed. Nobody who defamed him as a
racist killer ever apologized. Nobody who took part in the destruction of an
innocent mans life was ever held accountable.
In a country that cared about police officers, or the truth, that would be a
national scandal. But we dont live in a country like that, so instead,
yesterday the only name you heard was Michael Brown. They canonized him all
over again. Heres how one local news report talked about the case:
A ceremony to honor Michael Brown, the teenager shot and killed by a police
officer after a confrontation. Thats how a news station in 2023 is
talking about a thug who attacked a store clerk, then tried to kill a police
officer. They dont mention any of those facts we just reviewed, because
theyre inconvenient. Instead, the news station informs you that Browns
body lay in the street for several hours after the shooting, as if thats
somehow incriminating or even relevant. Of course they leave out the fact
that the mob made processing the crime scene so difficult that Ferguson had
to call in the SWAT team to control the situation. They dont mention all the
lies that the supposed witnesses told the media, like the false claim that
Michael Brown had been shot in the back.
It wasnt just one news station that decided to lie yesterday. They all did
it. Heres how the local Fox station described what happened:
Again, without mentioning any details of what Michael Brown actually did,
were told that his case has something to do with police brutality and
injustice faced by African-Americans. That intro was followed by a
sympathetic clip with Michael Browns family. Apparently Darren Wilsons
family wasnt available. Maybe theyre in hiding. We really dont know.
What we can say for sure is that there werent any memorial events honoring
Darren Wilson yesterday in St. Louis. Instead the city put on a series of
events celebrating the legacy of the thug who robbed stores and attacked a
police officer. Watch:
Michael Brown Was shot and killed followed by a confrontation, the reporter
tells us. Wow, theres that word again. It was a confrontation. It doesnt
imply any kind of fault by one side or the other. It doesnt tell you
anything. It leaves you completely in the dark, which is the exact opposite
of what the news media is supposed to do. They just want you to know that the
community came together to quote, honor Michael Browns life and legacy.
They dont bother explaining why Browns life and legacy deserve to be
honored.
These so-called reporters know exactly what theyre doing. Anyone with Google
can prove it is a lie in about five seconds. But obviously, none of these
people can think for themselves. So the question becomes, Where are they
getting the idea to do it?
We know that the Obama administration benefited from lying about Michael
Brown all the way back in 2014, just as they benefited from lying about
Trayvon Martin and all the other race hoaxes. Thats why the Obama DOJ
investigated Fergusons police department (and many other police
departments), and claimed they must be racist because they pull over more
black people than white people. It didnt matter to the DOJ that Ferguson is
an overwhelmingly black town; they just ran with that reasoning, because they
knew the city didnt have the money or the PR resources to fight them. In
fact, when the city publicly announced that it disagreed with the Obama DOJs
ridiculous reasoning, the DOJ called the city racist again, just for daring
to challenge their narrative. Youre racist, and if you deny that youre
racist, then thats just more evidence youre racist. Thats basically what
the DOJ said. Again, the document is online if you want to read it.
But that still doesnt answer the question of, why now? Why is the media
still lying now about this shooting, even nine years later, when everyone
knows theyre lying?
It could be that theyre still taking orders from the Democratic Party,
which, somehow, has not given up on the lie. Squad bench warmer Cori Bush
(D-MO) tweeted yesterday, Today is the 9th anniversary of Mike Browns
killing. He would be alive today if the institutions of racism and white
supremacy were eradicated. He should be alive today. We will never forget. We
will continue to fight for justice and accountability. Ben Crump and various
Left-wing groups said more or less the same thing.
But its not just a couple of race-hustling lawyers and politicians from
Missouri who are lying about Michael Brown. The Biden administration, at the
highest levels, is also portraying Michael Brown as a hero. This was the
State Departments new equity representative, speaking yesterday as Tony
Blinken looked on:
the state department's new 'equity representative' just eulogized
violent thug Michael brown, with Tony blinker looking on. impossible
to overemphasize how their entire movement is built on lies and
repeating lies despite all evidence. it's not just cori bush and ben
crump pic.twitter.com/aL4fTVDFlO
Gregg Re (@gregg_re) August 9, 2023
Well, thats interesting. The State Department, which uses coordinated
disinformation campaigns to inspire color revolutions overseas with the
express goal of overthrowing foreign governments is now deliberately lying
about a police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri from nine years ago. Theyre
telling you an unarmed black teenager was just murdered by a cop for no
reason, nine years after that narrative was completely and totally debunked.
Why are they doing that? They know exactly how destabilizing that lie has
been over the past decade. Take a look at this chart. It shows the rate of
violent crime in Ferguson over the past few decades. Thats the red. It also
shows you how many cases police solve in the city. Thats the green. Notice
any trends? Its hard to miss. You see a big bump in violent crime around
2014, when the U.S. government decided to pretend that Michael Brown was a
hero, while the number of violent crime cases actually solved goes the other
direction.
Loading Image...
You can find similar charts from every major city in America. In recent
years, police were either defunded or scared away. No cop wants to be lynched
for doing his job, after all. And so, predictably, cities got much more
dangerous. A lot of people died. And it started with the Ferguson lie, which
was the genesis of the modern BLM movement.
To the Left, all those deaths were collateral damage. They think it was all
worth it, because the rise of BLM meant more political power for them. They
recruited a mob of enforcers who could literally set entire communities on
fire with impunity, as a message to the rest of the country. They were able
to demonize local police departments, and empower the FBI, which they
controlled. And, for the corporations who bankroll Democrats, the rise of BLM
was also a welcome diversion from rising populist sentiments in both parties.
The lying about Ferguson, in that sense, isnt so remarkable. The State
Department and the Democratic Party are pushing for an internal revolution
here for the same reason they push for color revolutions elsewhere. They want
to tear down the system of government we have in this country, and our rule
of law and our traditions. And they want to replace them with something very
different something equitable, with them in charge.
So far, their strategy is working. Its a perfect example of how the Left
plays the long game. Theyve obtained total narrative control.
Sure, their whole narrative was debunked, but what do they care? Theyll just
keep repeating the lie year after year after year until eventually the other
side gets tired of correcting it, and their version makes it into the history
books. It does make you question how much of the stuff you find in history
books can actually be trusted. If Cori Bush and the State Department and the
entire media and Democrat Party can lie about something that we all remember,
what happens when there is nobody left who remembers it?
The unfortunate reality is that historical lies gain more power and momentum
as time goes on and we move further away from the event theyre lying about.
The truth, however, does not benefit from this kind of distance. If anything,
its road becomes much harder. And this is exactly what the Left is counting
on.