Pardon the interruption.
Recently, I've been posting political entries, to name a few: Donald Trump's interview regarding Khizr Kahn; Ana Navarro's comments to Michael R Caputo; Trump's message regarding Internment Camps for Muslims; and Locker Room Talk. But the reason I'm posting commentaries is because I feel this election is extremely important on so many levels.
Tomorrow is Election Day, and we Americans are given the privilege to go to the ballot box and submit our choice for the next leader of our nation. And regardless of Trump and his camp's propaganda, the election process, which is well monitored by both parties and independent observers, is fair. We as American citizens have to trust our vote is counted, and we should respect the election results.
We live in a wonderful nation where we can disagree and protest without harm... or so Austyn Crites thought when he decided to hold up an anti-Trump sign at a Trump rally in Reno. He was quickly beaten and escorted out of the rally.
Like Crites, I too am a registered Republican. Actually, I'm a registered Texas Republican -- you can't get more conservative than us Texans. And as a Republican, who does happen to be a Mexican-American, I can't vote for the person who does not share my political ideas and has a long history, which is well documented, of disrespecting minorities, people who happen to be different, and especially women.
Don't get me wrong. I am a fan of The Donald as a TV personality. I religiously watched The Apprentice. I listened to him when I could on Howard Stern. I was entertained. And to be honest, I was entertained during the primaries. But then I got scared because he built a following of individuals who my mom warned me to avoid--bigots.
Our nation is so unique and precious: the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights state, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE PEACEFULLY. FREEDOM OF SPEECH. FREEDOM OF PRESS.
The Columbia Journalism Review reviewed many of his threats he has made against journalists who have published unfavorable reports about Trump. You can read the report HERE.
There is a certain code of ethics journalists are taught and follow when reporting news, such as accuracy of information before reporting. You can see the list of ethical standards followed by many journalists HERE. So, As a student of journalism, I take his threatening comments seriously.
"One of the things I'm gonna do If I win...is I'm gonna open up our libel laws, so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them, and win lots of money."
What Trump is proposing is to go after journalists who don't report news favorable to his views. To put it into perspective, what he proposes is similar to the laws practiced in countries like Syria, North Korea, and Libya. So, as a student of journalism, and as an American who appreciates having the freedom of speech, his comments about libel laws is absolutely scary.
You should be scared, too, because this basically means you or your family member who writes, says, or posts something negative can be sued, period.
To add levity to this serious note, Trevor Noah from Comedy Central's Daily Show did a skit four years after Trump's first four years in office if he is elected.
Trevor Noah ended his skit by impersonating the great Steve Harvey, "'because no matter what you think your vote matters...'"
GO VOTE!
The Columbia Journalism Review reviewed many of his threats he has made against journalists who have published unfavorable reports about Trump. You can read the report HERE.
There is a certain code of ethics journalists are taught and follow when reporting news, such as accuracy of information before reporting. You can see the list of ethical standards followed by many journalists HERE. So, As a student of journalism, I take his threatening comments seriously.
"One of the things I'm gonna do If I win...is I'm gonna open up our libel laws, so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them, and win lots of money."
What Trump is proposing is to go after journalists who don't report news favorable to his views. To put it into perspective, what he proposes is similar to the laws practiced in countries like Syria, North Korea, and Libya. So, as a student of journalism, and as an American who appreciates having the freedom of speech, his comments about libel laws is absolutely scary.
You should be scared, too, because this basically means you or your family member who writes, says, or posts something negative can be sued, period.
To add levity to this serious note, Trevor Noah from Comedy Central's Daily Show did a skit four years after Trump's first four years in office if he is elected.
Trevor Noah ended his skit by impersonating the great Steve Harvey, "'because no matter what you think your vote matters...'"
GO VOTE!
No comments:
Post a Comment