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The Cynical and Dangerous Weaponization of the "White Supremacist" Label In dominant elite discourse, no evidence is needed to brand someone a "white supremacist." The belief that it will produce political or personal gain suffices. Glenn Greenwald A protester with a sign is seen outside of the Hall of Justice during the Reject the Verdict rally on November 20, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. Demonstrators from Black Lives Matter Louisville and Louisville 'Showing Up for Racial Justice' held the rally to refute the recent acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, who claimed self defense after killing two protesters and injuring another on August 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images) Within hours of  the August 25, 2020, shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin — not days, but hours — it was decreed as unquestioned fact in mainstream political and media circles that the shooter, Kyle Rittenhouse, was a "white supremacist.” Over the next fifteen m

Kyle Rittenhouse: Anatomy of a divisive distraction The teenager’s trial for double murder is a case study in how the media covers a story to distract and divide the public. Kit Knightly How many people reading this think that Kyle Rittenhouse is a white supremacist who shot three black people? Probably more than a few. The truth is that all three of the shooting victims were white. And yet, yesterday, on the day of the verdict being announced, the UK Independent ran this frontpage, describing the victims as black: This is after three weeks of a live-streamed trial in which  one of the victims had actually testified on the stand . Think about that, in the most high-profile trial for years, the press  can’t even be relied upon to get the race of the victims right. Is this an accident? Of course not. It’s all part of a disinformation campaign designed to turn one tragic violent incident into a narrative that serves a bigger agenda by further dividing the public into racial and political

Thanks to CoCoLuv9491 for recommending this video... The Rittenhouse Verdict (My Live From Rumble) Glenn Greenwald Glenn Greenwald Originally livestreamed on Rumble, within moments after the verdict was delivered: https://rumble.com/vphnor-the-rittenh... CORRECTION FROM VIDEO, FROM A COMMENTER: "The charge wasn't dismissed because the gun was too small, it was dismissed because the gun was OVER a minimum length: 17 year olds are allowed by the law to carry long guns only." Source: Glenn Greenwald