The reason for both the suppression of the Hunter Biden Laptop story, as well as the reluctance of the media to criticize the massive failures and missteps of the Biden Administration are intimately related.
Recently, Elon Musk revealed that Twitter intentionally censored the laptop revelation, a news item which would have altered the outcome of the last presidential election. In a similar vein, other social media outlets have noted that federal officials pressured them into actions specifically intended to influence the results of that ballot.
The reasons are both foreign and domestic.
Donald Trump was the most vocal critic of China in U.S. history. His comments threatened the growing influence Beijing has over political leaders, particularly within the California Democratic Party, as well as some politicians in both political camps, although predominately Democrats. That influence didn’t have to be direct. Major donors to the California Democrat Party seek to expand their China market, and would be generous to those who would fight Trump’s expose of China’s growing influence. It is not a coincidence, then, that California Democrats, especially Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi, were at the forefront of the attacks on him, as well as on anyone or any group that exposed the corruption.
Exposing the reality that Beijing financially influenced then-vice president Biden would start an expose of its relationship with other politicians and corporations as well. The most recent example was recently described by National Review. According to its report, a staffer for Rep, Don Beyer (D-Va) openly lobbied other Congressional staffers on Beijing’s behalf.
But why did major corporate leaders go along with it? Why did a leading pharmaceutical company withhold the announcement of the news that a COVID vaccine, the result of Trump’s “Operation warp speed,” until after the election? Why did social media barons go along with pressure from the FBI to censor the Biden laptop story, and suppress pro-Trump supporters in general?
There is no mystery there. American companies have long succumbed to the dream that a fortune was to be made in the Chinese marketplace. To do that in that totalitarian regime, you have to kowtow to the Beijing dictatorship. Recently, Apple was deeply embarrassed by its cooperation with Beijing in that government’s suppression of demonstrators. Similar acts of cowardice have occurred elsewhere, notably in the NBA. Trump’s actions threatened that potential corporate gravy train.
But why did the federal bureaucracy lead the Jihad? Trump was also the most vocal critic of the inordinate power unelected bureaucrats have attained. Their attitude was made clear in the testimony some gave at the impeachment hearings, when a common theme was that the 45th president was “rogue,” “unstable,” and “out of control,” because he wouldn’t listen to advice given by those administrators.
Biden, by contrast, has essentially given free rein to the federal bureaucracy, indeed, even leading to questions about who is actually running his Administration.
Trump is not particularly eloquent nor personable, and has been an easy target for his critics. His policies, however, were largely successful. Energy independence, a blessed four years of no new wars, a healthy economy, and significant increases in the financial well-being of minorities were exceptional. Nevertheless, he was ruthlessly attacked. Even after the various charges, such as Russian Collusion were exposed as being totally false, there was barely any retraction by the media or the California Democrats such as Pelosi and Schiff.
Contrast that with the coverage of the disastrous Biden Administration. He eliminated U.S. energy independence and used the U.S. treasury as a personal piggybank to influence voters. He openly lied to the American people about the border. His withdrawal from Afghanistan was a national embarrassment. His inflationary policies have harmed the population deeply. He virtually invited the Russian invasion of Ukraine when he said he might not object to a “Little invasion.” Despite all that, social media barons and legacy media outlets have been largely silent. Rabid self-interest over the good of the nation is nothing new. Never before, however, has there been such a powerful array of corrupt politicians, power-hungry federal bureaucrats, and greedy corporate leaders.
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