Trump and the Muslims

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Recently, the internet was ablaze with shock and anger over something Donald Trump said. It is understandable that people would be horrified to hear that Donald Trump said that Muslims should all be forced to register and a database should be kept of all Muslims in the US. Except, he didn’t say it. The video clip that was aired was edited to make it appear he said it. The truth is that it was a CNN reporter who asked if Trump would favor a database of all Muslims. The idea was one that Trump had never suggested before. The reporter seems to have come up with the idea. But Trump didn’t say what the reporter wanted him to say. He didn’t, as was reported, answer “Absolutely” to that question. Instead he talked about securing the borders and building a wall. Then the reporter asked: “Is that something your White House would implement?” And Trump answered : “I would certainly implement that. Absolutely.” Trump was saying he would implement the border security and building a wall. But CNN edited out all of that so that we would all think he had just announced that he was planning to keep a database of all Muslims. Now, I am not writing this discussion as any kind of apology for or endorsement of Donald Trump. I am writing it to illustrate how the media manipulates us. They decide which questions to ask. They edit the videos. They show us what THEY want us to see so that they can be sure that we think what they want us to think. Which is why I keep asking this question: Why does anyone watch the mainstream media? Why do we do that, knowing how many times they have edited videos and lied to us? Why do we not seek out the truth? Why are we not angrier at being manipulated, lied to and having our opinions fed to us? And don’t tell me that you watch the only network that tells the truth. They all do it. They do it for ratings. They do it from bias. They do it because they think they are smarter than you are, and they do it because they can.