Thank you Red. This sort of contrition is awesome to hear. It shows your willingness to be fair.
However, I still disagree with how the media is handling things. You linked the updated versions of CNN and the Washington Post. No where in there do they tell the full story or show a clip of Nathan Phillips walking up to the kid. I find that to be disingenuous and problematic. They did nothing to defuse the anger built up in the left. All you need to do is read the comments on the Washington Post and people still want blood.
I do not find Nathan Phillips to be genuine. His interview does match up with what the video shows. His exact word were "this young man put himself in front of me". That is a complete lie, and its an important lie because it changes how people view things. Niether CNN, Washington Post, or any other leftist media corrects this. He also claimed he was scared? How does that make any sense? He was the one who put himself in that situation. He is the one who was looking for the stare down. He is the one who got right up into the kids face banging a drum. That is not a scared man. That is an instigator looking for trouble. Secondly, not one of these kids did anything to make him feel scared. They didnt say anything hateful. They didnt touch him. There werent chants of build that wall. They smiled and danced to his song. His whole CNN interview was complete BS.
The only thing these kids did wrong was wear MAGA hats. That is it. Plain and simple. This just shows that this event was microscopic example of a bigger picture of what is going on in this country. If you wear a MAGA hat, support Trump, are a white Christian, a male, etc.. It has become ok by the left to hate and attack these people regardless of what they have done or said. Thats the truth. You said it yourself. You automatically assumed they were racist and up to no good because you saw the hats. This flies in the face of what the left pretends to stand for. This is being prejudice. Its literally the exact definition. If this doesnt get people to pause and self examine I dont know what will. Its disturbing to say the least.
Political hate is the new “it” thing. And it’s sad and shameful.