LETTER: America is divided, but not by Trump – The News Herald

The News Herald

Yes, America is divided. No, it is not new. America was greatly divided during the Revolutionary War. What is new today is that our agenda-driven leftist media is the one driving that division even deeper.

At every opportunity, the agenda-driven anti-Trump media hammered the president by twisting words and facts, amplifying the Democrat narrative that President Trump is a racist and misogynist. The consistent badgering of President Trump fed the angry Democrat mob with misinformation, while the mischaracterization of Trump outraged his supporters.

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The stark political chasm was measured by a Wall Street Journal/NBC poll that reported 80 percent think the U.S. is divided and 90 percent feel the division is a serious problem. The high percentage of political division was consistent among political, geographic, and demographic groups.

Far too many news stories read like a commentary, not news. Consider the first sentence in the news article reporting Massachusetts Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warrens claim of Native American ancestry: President Trump has shown delight in talking about womens bodies, whether its their blood, their reproductive organs or their figures. And often communicates racial dog whistles to his base of loyal white supporters.

Titles are also written to form negative opinions. Consider this one from the News Herald of January 22, 2021: Bidens action ends Trumps Muslim travel ban. The ban did not target Muslims. The ban made no distinction based on religion and would equally apply to any Christian or atheist traveling from these countries.

The purpose of the travel ban is never mentioned in The News Herald article terrorism which primarily was exported by these banned nations. Also not mentioned is the fact that terrorism decreased dramatically during the Trump administration. But that doesnt give agenda-driven writers an opportunity to tweak the noses of what they consider to be an illiterate, ungrateful, anti-intellectual rabble.

Yes, Im old-fashioned. So old that my journalism teacher used the seven questions Who, What, Why, When, Where, How, How Much and opinion belongs on the Opinion Page, not news stories.

And media cant understand why Americans dont trust it.

Frank Stephens, Lynn Haven

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LETTER: America is divided, but not by Trump - The News Herald