My view: October 27, 2022 – A Historical Day In America

By: JJ Brookshire

Battle of Yorktown: October 19, 1781

Ends the British control of what would become the United States of America.

Battle of San Jacinto: April 21, 1836

Ends Mexico’s control of what would become the Republic and later the State of Texas.

Purchase of Twitter October 27, 2022

Ends the traditional media’s control of the narrative and brings open communication back to the public square.

Prior to Elon Musk’s taking control of Twitter (now known as “X”) multiple stories were supported by major media outlets and protected by targeted censorship by social media outlets such as Meta, The Washington Post, LA Times and Twitter. These include:

• The Russia Collusion Narrative –“there was direct collusion between Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russian officials to influence the election”. After extensive investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and others, no evidence was found to substantiate this claim of collusion.
• The “Very Fine People” Hoax – After the 2017 Charlottesville rally, media outlets widely reported that President Donald Trump called neo-Nazis and White supremacists “very fine people.” However, in the full context of his statements, Trump was referring to people on both sides of the Confederate statue debate who were not part of the extremist groups.
• Hunter Biden’s Laptop – “Russian Disinformation” – Initially, in 2020, many media outlets and some intelligence officials suggested that the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop was part of a Russian disinformation campaign. Over time, however, the laptop’s authenticity was confirmed by multiple sources, including the FBI.
• The “Lab-Leak Theory” as a Conspiracy – Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the possibility that the virus might have leaked from a lab in Wuhan was often dismissed by media as a conspiracy theory or racist. However, as more information came to light, including from U.S. intelligence assessments and scientific investigations, this theory gained credibility, leading to a significant shift in how the origin of the virus was discussed.

The purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk brings a removal of the censorship shackles that were previously placed on users by Twitter leadership. Not long after Musk’s purchase, Twitter users could post without the “thought police” squashing their voices. If there were errors posted, “Community Notes” kicked in to give context or to counter an erroneous claim. This made it impossible to hide or dispute truths from a huge swath of the public (currently over 237 million people are on X each day).

As an example, during the recent election season the claim from some in the media that Trump was not hit by a bullet in the assassination attempt July 13^th was debunked by multiple firsthand accounts and videos on X. This was followed by the Trump-Musk August 12^th interview on X which garnered nearly 3 Billion impressions (yes Billion with a “B”).

So, there are many milestone dates in US History, but few may prove more consequential than October 27, 2022. The purchase of Twitter directly leads to policy changes for Meta, the Washington Post, LA Times, etc… This was the day the blindfolds and duct tape were removed.

J.J. Brookshire is Unapologetically Christian Patriotic Conservative Practical Pundit.
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