I met with a non-profit CEO yesterday to see how we might help her organization. As we chatted, she suddenly said, “I’m so overwhelmed with the bad news out there.”

She was talking about the media reports and how negative everything was. She is a positive person and the negativity had affected her ability to move forward in the good work she is doing.

I’ve been there.

My fight against the media started way back in 2012 when we saw the media used as a lap dog for Obama’s second Presidential campaign. You would have thought they were paid consultants instead of the media that in the old days would dig into the candidates and prepare fact-based information for their viewers.

The turning of the media as a tool for the left went into high gear during that second campaign and it has never turned back. Why would they? The price they are paid to write and speak propaganda is the basis of their revenue stream.

But now people are waking up and they are beginning to see the deception the media has played in their lives.

Covid was the biggest wake up call of all as people stayed home, watched the “news” reports and dug into the facts themselves. They had time on their hands, which was the unintended consequences the left didn’t expect. They never thought people would dig into the facts! Maybe they thought you were too dumb to do that????

But you did. And you saw for yourself the truth of the matter.

And then parents watched their children on zoom calls with teachers and they heard lessons they could not believe. Prior to Covid, they were too busy working to pay attention to their kid’s classroom instruction. But boy did they get a belly full of propaganda in their kid’s classroom and they “lost it.” Parents showed up at school board meetings and new parent organizations were formed to protest the deceptive practices our children were being subjected to.

Parents started parenting again and took back control of their children’s minds and futures. The left and the media went wild over this and could not believe parents thought they had a say in raising their children!

That one belief alone should be enough for the community to realize – propaganda is the media and news cannot be found there.

Even locally we are subjected to lefty viewpoints and just recently the media has been on a witch-hunt spewing “news” that we are racists and always have been. It’s historical facts, they say, and we must make amends for being the racist people they say we are.

And we know that is a bold-faced lie. All they are doing is using their big, paid for microphone to divide us.

Don’t let them.

We can fix this and here’s how:

• Be kind: When you see someone who is depressed from the negativity, encourage them to believe in the hope we all have – that Americans are good people at the core. Remind them…we race into a crisis and we help others – ALL THE TIME! We are good people! Spread encouragement. Be nice to everyone by giving a smile as you walk by; say, “I like your outfit, it looks great on you”; leave a bigger tip than normal if you can; randomly pay for someone’s coffee behind you; etc. Find ways to be kind – it’s fun and when you lay your head down at night – you’ll feel really good and will sleep well. Depression leaves when the focus turns to helping others.
• Research: Do your own research and find out for yourself what the truth is. Alternative news sites are out there and it will take you finding the ones that are reporting information you’ve never heard before. Be wise and discerning as you search for your alternative news sites. The “media” says these sites are propaganda. That’s reason enough to check them out. If the “media” is afraid of them, then they are probably telling the truth!
• Be proud to be crazy: Don’t be intimidated by friends or family members who believe the propaganda. If they call you crazy for unveiling the truth from alternative media – who cares! They are brainwashed and until they wake up – you will be the crazy one in their life. Many crazies founded America so you are in good company. Be proud to be called crazy.
• Do something: Get involved in a local community group that is trying to save our country and our city. It’s okay to do this. Activating your citizenship is important. If you don’t get involved, you are leaving your future in the hands of others. And your kids futures too. There are two I would suggest… Moms for Liberty and CDF – Citizens Defending Freedom. Both organizations are doing great work and are boldly standing in the gap for us.

Oh dear friends – we can do this! We must do this. Make a change today and turn off the propaganda, explore alternative news sites and look for ways to be kind to someone. Those little steps will make big strides to bring truth back into the public square.