There are legitimate arguments to be made against the recent anti-lockdown protests — mainly arguments related to public health and safety — but the MSM have by and large decided that the best argument of all is just sneering condescendingly at Americans who just want to go back to work.
See, the media seem to think that the anti-lockdown protests are just so inauthentic, you know? Unlike, say, anti-gun protests. D.C. comms strategist Drew Holden can’t help but notice a striking difference in the way those two kinds of protests have been covered.
According to the media, only left-wing protests can be grassroots, apparently.
Thread below on coverage, grouped by outlet, for the recent anti-lockdown protests vs. the far-more-coordinated anti-gun protests of March for our Lives.
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 23, 2020
See if you can spot the pattern, too:
@washingtonpost pic.twitter.com/7cgJoMxMJR
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 23, 2020
@NBCNews pic.twitter.com/t9l8MIf13N
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 23, 2020
@nytimes pic.twitter.com/Z10skmZCC5
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 23, 2020
@YahooNews pic.twitter.com/Plq6TeR4BE
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 23, 2020
@NYMag pic.twitter.com/p9IvrdqGqr
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 23, 2020
@voxdotcom pic.twitter.com/qdDc8vWq9O
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 23, 2020
@Salon pic.twitter.com/tL94oIihrY
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 23, 2020
@politico pic.twitter.com/u9m3OlwN7N
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 23, 2020
I’m sure there will be more as this narrative catches on.
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 23, 2020
Count on it.
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