I know that sounds far-fetched, but it’s true. This organ
has a consistent habit of blatantly distorting reality in its obits to conform
to its ideological predilections and political goals.
There are examples of this every week. Here’s one from the
Sunday paper of February 1st.
The obituary is for Reies Tijerina, whom the Times describes as a figure in “a
radical Chicano property rights movement.” [1]
The second paragraph says “He never achieved his goal of reclaiming – for Mexicans,
Indians and descendants of the original Spanish settlers - the millions of acres that changed hands when
northern Mexico became the American Southwest in the mid-19th
century.”
That opaque description of the actual history is all you
get. What exactly occurred “in the
mid-19th century” that caused
“northern Mexico” to magically “become” “the American Southwest” and making “millions
of acres” “change hands?”
A little thing called the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848, when
the U.S. invaded Mexico, conquered it, and ripped off half of Mexico as the
spoils of war. Not exactly a normal real estate transaction, as NYT propagandist Sam Roberts, or one of
his invisible power-munchkin editors, has it.
How dishonest can people who call themselves “journalists”
be? Is this really a “news” paper, or a propaganda platform?
It would be sort of like reading an obituary in a German
publication and coming across a sentence saying “the Jewish population of
Europe underwent a sharp decline in the mid-20th century.” True, sure, but SO misleading, evasive, and
dishonest as to qualify for the word, “lie.”
I have come across numerous similar examples of blatant,
mendacious political propaganda stuffed into NYT obits over the years. As I say, you can find examples during
any week. And it’s not just in obits about political figures, although they’re
the worst, as one would expect. I will present more as I have the time to do
so.
[For political, sociological, and psychological analyses of this pathological planet, see my main blog at jasonzenith.blogspot.com.]
[For political, sociological, and psychological analyses of this pathological planet, see my main blog at jasonzenith.blogspot.com.]
1] “Reies Tijerina, 88: Led Fight for ChicanoLand Rights,” Feb. 1, 2015, page 16, by career NYT hack Sam Roberts. [Posted on nyt.com Jan. 27th.]
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