Evidence, Ideology, and the Death of Objective Facts
When Renee Nicole Good accelerated her SUV toward an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week, it triggered a situation much more dangerous than a single deadly force encounter. It revealed a profound divide in American discourse, so significant that it endangers the very foundation of how we determine truth in this country.
The incident was recorded from multiple angles, and each clip that has been made available to the public shows the same indisputable details: Good’s vehicle approaching the agent, who fired in what seemed to be self-defense.
Despite the evidence, many leading Democrats drew very different conclusions. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey described the shooting as “bulls—t” and accused an agent of “recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying.” Gov. Tim Walz dismissed the self-defense claim as “propaganda.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went further, labeling it “murder in cold blood” and demanding prosecution. The Washington Post editorial board stated that “social media clips do not show a situation that would justify using deadly force.”
It’s not just the videos that the Left is gaslighting the public about.
