It seems that the new definition of violent protest is “peaceful.” From Paris to Portland, the media either didn’t report on the protests or wanted us to believe it was just a bunch of people walking along and singing pretty little songs.

As Deanna noted yesterday, San Francisco protestors decided that blocking streets and demanding sanctuary for all illegals, including the criminals, was the way to go.

Ummm…yeah. That went well.

Then there is Portland. They’ve had a time of it lately. First the long running 82nd Avenue of Roses parade was shut down due to threats of violence.

Leftists force a parade to be canceled because some Republicans were going to be in it. https://t.co/P9mP8pXGnQ

— Rick Moore (@RickMoore) April 27, 2017

Giving #bullies what they want. Does the mayor think it will end here? It'll get worse #PDX #roseparade #tcot #tlot #ccot #freespeech #1A https://t.co/hiGc0OdYjF

— Heidi (@heidiponyrider) April 27, 2017

Well, yesterday it got worse. This is from the Portland Police Department during the oh so “peaceful” May Day protests:

Families with children at the march are encouraged to immediately leave the #MayDayPDX march due to violence from anarchists.

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

Meanwhile, the media spin worldwide is unreal.

https://twitter.com/TEN_GOP/status/859217634172252161

Here is the NBC’s take on these lovely protests in France:

Peaceful #MayDay2017 march in Paris turns violent as protesters lob Molotov cocktails at police who fire back with tear gas pic.twitter.com/H8gkNSPmmj

— NBC News World News (@NBCNewsWorld) May 1, 2017

BBC News wasn’t any better.

https://twitter.com/antibessteve/status/859036401186353152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fdougp-3137%2F2017%2F05%2F01%2Freally-check-out-the-paris-mayday2017-march-the-media-described-as-peaceful%2F

So, what? The Molotov cocktails just magically appeared? Yeah, I don’t think so. THIS is what happened next.

Riot police are set on FIRE during violent clashes in Parishttps://t.co/u8whLU067m pic.twitter.com/VaFDGTMgn7

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) May 1, 2017

There are at least four French policemen who are hospitalized from injuries sustained during these oh so “peaceful” marches, protests, riots.

Meanwhile, this is what the Portland Police dealt with.

Businesses and property damaged, people injured, and worse. The police were able to arrest SOME of the so-called “peaceful” Anti-fascist thugs.

Permitted #MayDayPDX March Turns Into Riot — 25 People Arrested (Photo) https://t.co/pdSHmw79En pic.twitter.com/muvZhWcjVR

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 2, 2017

They left a considerable amount of damage behind.

Target, Brooks Brothers see worst damage in #Portland #MayDayPDX protest turned riot. Also small business, govt. offices damaged. #LiveOnK2 pic.twitter.com/Y2rEZ2f61F

— Jackie Labrecque (@JackieKATU) May 2, 2017

Windows broken, a police car vandalized, street signs ripped down, bonfires set, and as noted above, the atrocious Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad made multiple appearances.

Good Job @pepsi & @KendallJenner Now the #mayday rioters are throwing full cans of #pepsi at police officers. #MayDayPDX #MayDay2017 #Antifa pic.twitter.com/OF2qF0Gdc6

— J.HEARD (@Jeff_heard1976) May 2, 2017

Yeah, that’s “peaceful” alright.

And the national media had this to say…..’nothing to see here, move along.’ Think I’m kidding? The New York Times wrote this article,

On May Day, Protesters Take to the Streets Nationwide

and waited until the 6th paragraph in to mention the Portland riots. They devoted exactly THREE sentences to the violence. Period, They spent the rest of the article over-explaining the issues of immigration, labor, sanctuary, and how everyone is so misunderstood.

The media’s silence regarding the violent realities of these protests is deafening. The New York Times in recent days has penned odes to Communism, and explained that the violence at Berkeley surrounding Milo, Ann Coulter, and other conservatives is…OUR fault. If we hadn’t said that wrong thing, showed up at the wrong time, or wore the wrong outfit, Berkeley would still be ‘peaceful’ and chock full of safe spaces for snowflakes everywhere.

Via the terrific Heather MacDonald, we also discover that the Times has a very different take on who should be celebrated regarding the anniversary of the 1992 LA Riots.

The New York Times outdoes itself this year with a fawning profile of one of the sadists who stomped and bludgeoned trucker Reginald Denny nearly to death on April 29, 1992, as Denny tried to maneuver his truck through the already anarchic intersection of Florence and Normandie in South Central Los Angeles.

Yes, that’s correct. The NY Times celebrates those who helped cause over $1 billion in damage, injured far too many to count, destroyed businesses, and killed 50 people. MacDonald scathingly points out that the diversity bureaucracy then and now is one of the root causes of why we are seeing these types of violent protests grow rather than wither on the vine before they can even take root.

“We destroy the businesses that have served us for decades; we unleash savage violence against every ethnic group other than our own. So why aren’t things better now in our neighborhoods? Government and society owe us reparations in response to our feral rage against other people’s livelihoods and lives.”

No, the government and society do not OWE you anything. If you destroy property, lives, or injure others for some stupid cause that you can’t even articulate clearly, then the consequences are on YOU.

The media’s silent tacit approval of these “peaceful” protests is dangerous and it is wrong. The media should be denouncing the violence rather than sweeping it under the rug, and because they aren’t, they too are part of the problem.