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title: "I detest Trump.  But I also detest media manipulation.  The kid in…"
date: 2019-01-20
source: facebook
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# I detest Trump.  But I also detest media manipulation.  The kid in…

*January 20, 2019 · Facebook*

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[https://twitter.com/mariajudy\_/status/1086681831804674048](https://twitter.com/mariajudy_/status/1086681831804674048){target="_blank"}
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I detest Trump. But I also detest media manipulation. The kid in the MAGA hat has been painted as a villain, and maybe he is. But I think the broader context of the incident makes him appear much more sympathetic.\
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Here\'s the video that\'s been making the rounds. The accompanying news stories frequently claim that the MAGA protestors surrounded the Native American protestors and started harassing them.\
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FogNIr2x40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FogNIr2x40){rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"}

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But if you watch longer video excerpts, you see that the kids didn\'t surround him\--Nathan Phillips (Native American drummer) deliberately walked into the crowd of protestors:\
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[https://twitter.com/mariajudy\_/status/1086681831804674048](https://twitter.com/mariajudy_/status/1086681831804674048){target="_blank"}\
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And Phillips was the one pushing into the kid\'s personal space, not the other way around:\
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[https://twitter.com/Uncle_Jimbo/status/1086796139817504768](https://twitter.com/Uncle_Jimbo/status/1086796139817504768){target="_blank"}\
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Phillips is a frequent protestor:\
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[http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Nathan+Phillips/Activists+Hold+Native+Round+Dance+Protest/K1e0MP3ciyf](http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Nathan+Phillips/Activists+Hold+Native+Round+Dance+Protest/K1e0MP3ciyf){target="_blank"}\
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So, I\'m sure he knew how the media would spin the incident, if he got a reaction.
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