All day Monday the media tried to whip up fear and loathing by calling peaceful Americans of all colors and creeds “white supremacists,” “white nationalists,” “hate groups,” and “militia groups,” warning they would cause “violence” at the rally for Second Amendment rights in Virginia on Monday. Here’s an absolutely mind-numbing montage of the kind of fake news pumped into every American living room today. Literally none of it happened. Not only was no one arrested, but they carried out their trash too. Monsters.
#NEW MONTAGE from me showing how @CNN and @MSNBC spent their mornings hyping fears that "white nationalists" and "extremists" would cause "violence" at #VirginiaRally for the #2A like in 2017 at Charlottesville #LobbyDay2020 pic.twitter.com/wR91mMPfmR
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 20, 2020
Groups picking up trash off the road after the rally is over. #VirginiaRally #Virginia2A @ABC13News pic.twitter.com/RgMlQroE2N
— Caroline Eaker (@caroline_wset) January 20, 2020
What did happen, however, was a huge show of minority support for the Second Amendment, including a very surprising and welcome show of support from the LGBT community.
Representation for the gay community is also in attendance at the 2nd amendment rally in Richmond, Virginia.
“Gun rights are also gay rights” #VirginiaRally #Richmond2ARally pic.twitter.com/ED98qLXsKL
— Michael Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) January 20, 2020
There were several minorities carrying signs that read, “Do I look like a white supremacist to you?” and mocking the media lies.
Are these the #WhiteSupremacists you're talking about? pic.twitter.com/cyiUrvyBLW
— translucent colorless monstrosity (@shak091379) January 21, 2020
I particularly like the shirts that say “Black Guns Matter.”
The media won’t show you this.
Let the world see. #VirginiaRally #BlackGunsMatter pic.twitter.com/KpRsULUpIp
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) January 20, 2020
And this from Townhall’s Julio Rosas:
Wow, look at all these "white nationalists." cc: @oneunderscore__ pic.twitter.com/zQM8rZ6WZG
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) January 20, 2020
And who could forget this “white supremacist” demanding that everyone move out of his way? And check out the women there too.
A group of women showing support for gun rights. #VirginiaRally pic.twitter.com/YaBJCAmgUS
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) January 20, 2020
It seemed that the only white supremacist that could be found in the whole crowd was Governor Northam.
One woman's sign directly addresses the people accusing the #VirginiaRally of being a "white nationalist" or racist gathering. pic.twitter.com/jeFjPZedDp
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) January 20, 2020
This guy, at the Virginia rally, pretty much SAY IT ALL..!!!!
💥💥💥 Must Watch 💥💥💥
‼ — BOOM —‼ pic.twitter.com/rb4VlWZc3V
— Thomas O'Connor 🇺🇸 (@TheyCallMeTomO1) January 20, 2020
I love this guy’s hat.
Protester: VA Gov. Ralph Northam Trying to Equate ‘Peaceful’ 2A Rally to Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/DubCp6yZ5o
— Wojciech Pawelczyk 🇵🇱🇺🇸 (@PolishPatriotTM) January 20, 2020
I don’t think I’ve seen another rally in America that I loved as much as this one. Great job, Virginia. Way to stick it to the fake news.
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Megan Fox is the author of “Believe Evidence; The Death of Due Process from Salome to #MeToo,” and host of The Fringe podcast. Follow on Twitter @MeganFoxWriter
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