It has become so commonplace for conservative commentators to be vilified after having their words taken out of context that it’s shocking anyone should ever be surprised when it happens. The only surprising part, for me at least, is how prominent the vilification is among both Democratic lawmakers, their activist supporters, and their mainstream media lapdogs.

Today’s villainous poster boy is Fox News host Tucker Carlson. He finds himself in the left’s spotlight as much if not more than any of his colleagues, mostly because the things he says are often so controversial when they’re taken out of context. Unfortunately for America, the left tends to take everything he says out of context, isolating small chunks and relying on headline propaganda and poor reporting to paint their false narratives.

He used the phrase “white supremacy hoax” and the left is lining up with milkshakes and brass knuckles to take him down for it.

Tucker Carlson is correct the "white supremacy problem" is a hoax we are the most accepting people and love everyone pic.twitter.com/JznwgVhoeU — Bruce Porter, Jr. (@NetworksManager) August 7, 2019



But if you listen to the segment, he wasn’t saying that white supremacy doesn’t exist. The “white supremacy hoax” that he was referring to is the prominence it’s being given by the media compared to the actual status of white supremacy as a problem in America. There’s a difference between how heinous something is and how widespread it is. In America, white supremacy just isn’t a top priority on the list of problems we face because it doesn’t rear it’s ugly head very often.

I live in Escondito, California. I can assure you with 99% certainty that white supremacy is not a major concern for the people in my city. It’s a relatively safe city with crime rates below the national and state averages. Around half of the population is Hispanic and a third is Caucasian. Generally, we live well with each other; I personally haven’t had a problem, nor have I heard of instances of white supremacy being a concern.

But we have our concerns. The job market is lagging compared to other parts of the nation. Our cost of living is outrageous. Though crime is relatively low, there are gang issues. Gun shots can be heard in the night once or twice a month. The threat of white supremacy is never discussed because it isn’t a problem we see.

That doesn’t mean it is non-existent, and Carlson wasn’t implying that at all. In his segment, he was saying the problem has been blown way out of proportion. He didn’t note this, but it needs to be said that while the three mass shootings that happened in the last couple of weeks are all being portrayed as problems with white supremacy, only one of the alleged assailants appeared to espouse racist tendencies.

The left will hear what they want to hear, which is unavoidable. But for the media to pounce on out-of-context statements and spin them to match the left’s narrative is both unfortunate and avoidable. But that’s 2019 fake news in action.

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