The (Political) Assassination of Donald Trump.

What is a greater threat to humanity than Jihadist terrorism destabilizing the global economy? . . . Wait for it . . . Donald Trump.

Donald Trump wins the U.S.A. 2016 Presidential Election.

Before you read, take a second to think—put it to words. What's your opinion on Donald Trump? The opinion of mainstream media is pretty clear:

Donald Trump is an asshole—a twisted businessman who'll drive the country like a corporation. He's ignorant, and provocative, instilling his cult with violence. He's racist, sexist, homophobic and worst of all: a Republican. He'll waste his presidency enslaving America to China, and retire to his penthouse where he'll spend his nights eating kitten-flavored cereal with his best-bud, HITLER!

At least that's how it seems. But is he really that bad? I mean, his toupee is, uh . . . 

What you're about to see is what's known as a "political narrative." This is a bias in journalism, where news outlets downplay, emphasize or omit elements, and employ word choice and crafty sentence structure in order to nudge a reader towards an opinion.

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First, I'm going to link two mainstream articles of different events. Feel free to read them, but hear me out before you do—pay attention to the titles.

Trump supporter charged after sucker-punching protester at North Carolina rally

Now this is journalism! Clear as day and unambiguous; the Trump supporter: front and center, the topic, the actor—the protester, the victim. There's no question here, no doubt. This story's more vivid than last night's dream I had of Charlotte Wess—

Look, this is to the point. You learn 95% of the story from the title alone. Let's see another:

Donald Trump Chicago rally called off amid protests and violence

Notice the passivity? There's this lack of blame . . . the protests and violence, sort of just "happened." We know nobody involved. Are the protesters Falun Gong practitioners and its the PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs hunting them down? We don't know without reading the article. All we see is "Donald Trump," "protests," and "violence."

This is click-bait, empty. Biased. Here's the page's only mention of violence at the event:

Nerijus Meskauskus, a Trump supporter from Oak Lawn, Illinois described being assaulted by protesters . . . as Meskauskus described it, he was surrounded by protesters and punched “six or seven times” before “cops grabbed me and pulled me over the barricade”. He said protesters were “trying to jump the barricade to attack me”.

If you think about this, admittedly specific example, the mainstream media switches to a more passive stance when their only evidence points towards a protester as the instigator. This is how active voice is used when reporting on the same event:

Donald Trump abandons Chicago rally after violent clashes erupt
How Bernie Sanders Supporters Shut Down Donald Trump's Rally in Chicago

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Eyewitness testimonies are never the end-all-be-all accurate description of events, but they're another viewpoint we should see before we start closing our minds. Google: Trump Arizona rally violence. If you notice the articles, the narrative is that trump encourages violence and blames it on protesters.

Here's a video of Brandon Tatum's experience attending the Trump rally in Arizona:

"Went in there . . . very, very shocking. I wasn't expecting what I saw. I had no idea that I was going to leave that event with the thought process and experience that I obtained. I just had no idea."

The articles never mention Trump's disclaimers, or the fact Trump privately rented the building. They never mention the provocation, the screaming, and spitting protesters.

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America hates trump and trusts the mainstream media that we're willing to see the negative and ignore the rest. We'll discredit his policies by slandering his character—when he does that on his own! I'm not asking you to change your opinions on Trump, he's only an example. But remember him, next controversial character to hit the world stage.

The media has a profound effect on our frames of mind.

Trump is a polarizing figure, but he's a human too. He has the right to spew his stupidity as much as any of us . . . but then again, what do I know? I'm a not-so-politically-savvy man.

Good night.