CNN recently described Biden’s approach to politics as “moderate radicalism.” The left-leaning corporate media news source reported on his “quiet radicalism” and expressed that he is “hardly going to extremes,” but Wednesday’s big government speech and Biden’s Marxist/socialist push for equity and government involvement in every facet of American life says otherwise.
Biden called our republic a democracy, praised the government for the rushed/experimental COVID vaccine, called for more spending, more corporate taxes, blamed “white supremacy” for the racial issues today, called for more gun regulation, more government involvement in education and childcare, and of course, the passage of H.R. 1, which will make it easier to commit voter fraud.
If these aren’t extreme big-government moves, then one might question what CNN considers radical.
By definition, a moderate is reasonable, within limits. Not excessive, extreme, violent, or easily provoked. Moderates are generally known for their ability to compromise.
Radicals, on the other hand, are extreme, drastic, and use force or sometimes violence to change current practices. The question is, which is Biden and his administration?
Looking at above examples, one must draw the conclusion that a person cannot be a “moderate radical.” The words are antonyms. The same goes for “quiet radicalism.” Radicalized individuals and groups of people are those who force their will on others. Terrorists are radicalized.
This type of language ─ which works to confuse readers for the sake of political gain ─ has been used before. Everyone remembers CNN’s “Fiery But Mostly Peaceful Protests” caption. That choice of words was mocked by journalists across the country. It may have also contributed to CNN’s drop in ratings.
Whatever the case, Biden’s first 100 days in office tell the real story. He has already signed more than 60 executive orders (according to CNN itself). That’s more than Abraham Lincoln signed during his entire presidency. He has refused to properly declare what is happening at the border a crisis, and is proposing expensive plans to give big government more power over individual citizens. With intended legislation to change nearly every aspect of American life and the education of American children, there is nothing “moderate,” “quiet,” or “hardly extreme” about the current administration.
The narrative may paint Biden as just a simple old man, but the changes being made in Washington lay out a more radical view, sans the moderate branding.
