According to his own website, under Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York has passed the strongest gun control laws in the nation. Cuomo openly advocates for enacting the toughest gun bans in the nation, the toughest bans on magazines, and even banning the internet sale of ammunition in the state. By all definitions, Andrew Cuomo is a staunch anti-gun rights activist. It is his stance on eliminating gun rights that was the impetus for him joining the thousands of students in the #walkout yesterday. But, like most politicians, his hypocrisy was on full display.
On Wednesday, millions of students, politicians, and activists alike marched across America to demand the government take away their rights. This move was promoted by the government, boosted by the mainstream media, and even accepted by school systems across the country. By no means was this a show of resistance. It was, however, an act of hypocrisy for politicians.
On Wednesday, Andrew Cuomo walked down the streets of New York to join activists in a die-in and demand stricter gun laws. Activists chanted “enough is enough” as they used the tragedy in Parkland, Florida as a reason to demand innocent, law-abiding Americans give up their guns.
Gov Cuomo joins students in die-in after they walked out of school in Lower Manhattan. Students chant "enough is enough" about gun violence and school shootings. @wcbs880 pic.twitter.com/Wj7jn2lbzJ
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Gov. Cuomo Joins NYC Students in Die-In at Zuccotti Park to Mark National Walkout Day https://t.co/asYubVuegf pic.twitter.com/HkQefylqiA
— Latest.com (@latest_com) March 14, 2018
However, there was one thing peculiar about this incident which didn’t take long for the truth-seeking internet sleuths to find out. As Cuomo walked down the street and laid down on the ground to push for legislation to take your guns—the mayor was quite literally surrounded by guns.
How easy it must be to call for others to be disarmed while a half-dozen armed security officers carry weapons that are illegal for the citizens to even purchase, all to protect you.
One Twitter user made a perfect point about Cuomo’s hypocrisy on taking guns from you while keeping them for himself.
“This is the person the 2nd Amendment was written to protect us against.”
Protests you having guns while surrounded by armed government agents. This is the person the 2nd Amendment was written to protect us against. Thank you Franklin, Washington, Jefferson and Adams….
— lp (@JustStopIttt) March 15, 2018
Cuomo was not alone in his hypocrisy either. Hillary Clinton also stepped out while on a trip to India to call for disarming the citizens. Like Cuomo, Clinton was surrounded by guns. But she took it a step further and surrounded herself with men armed with fully automatic rifles.
To all the students across our country who took part in #NationalWalkoutDay: Never let anybody tell you your voices don’t make a difference. You‘re an inspiration to millions of Americans who know commonsense gun reform is long overdue. We are with you, and we will not give up.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 15, 2018
It’s not just politicians who call for removing your right to self-defense while hypocritically clenching to theirs. As TFTP reported earlier this month, Hollywood’s elite gathered for the massive glorification of celebrity at the 90th Annual Oscars celebration. While there were multiple politically charged themes like #metoo and Time’s Up movements, one theme, in particular, highlighted the blatant hypocritical nature of these extremely rich celebrities. Gun control.
The gun control theme in Hollywood is nothing new as it is quite common for celebrities to glorify guns and violence on the silver screen and then criticize the rights of private citizens who advocate for their right to self-defense using guns.
This time, however, as celebrities donned their orange pins and blasted gun rights, their hypocrisy, just like Cuomo and Clinton, was on full display. Like the politicians who call for private citizens to be stripped of their right to self-defense, the celebrities in Hollywood failed to realize that they are constantly surrounded by guns.
I challenge those in attendance to the Oscars who plan to speak on gun control to get rid of their armed security details. If you want us to get rid of our guns, you can’t be protected by them.
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) March 4, 2018
Indeed, while the Hollywood bigwigs patted themselves on their backs by celebrating their movies inside, hundreds of heavily militarized police officers protected them by celebrating the police state outside.
And here it is.. #HollywoodHypocrites at #Oscars protected with road closures, security perimeter 10’wall, FBI agents, Firefighters, Police copters & security guards will be inside the Dolby. Their political statement: gun control for the rest of us. #2A pic.twitter.com/9jXnemA3dI
— Jaye (@Jaye_inUSA) March 5, 2018
Roads were closed and a security perimeter made up of ten-foot gates and barricades was set up as FBI agents, firefighters, hundreds of police officers, and helicopters swarmed the area, protecting the elite stars inside the Dolby Theatre—with guns.
https://twitter.com/RightWingAngel/status/970433332189302784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefreethoughtproject.com%2Fhypocrisy-defined-nyc-mayor-marches-clinton-guns%2F
“We have these concentric rings of security that start in the middle and radiate outward,” said LAPD Cmdr. Blake Chow, the man tasked with overseeing the massive operation. “We have a lot of officers in fixed posts and foot beats keeping an eye on the event.”
https://twitter.com/ClintonMSix14/status/970490937427181569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefreethoughtproject.com%2Fhypocrisy-defined-nyc-mayor-marches-clinton-guns%2F
If politicians, celebrities, and the media were truly concerned with preventing mass shootings and attacks in America, then they would be addressing the association with psychotropic drugs that Big Pharma has paid hundreds of millions of dollars to cover up. But then again, if they did that, who would pay for their re-election campaigns?
Courtesy of The Free Thought Project
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world. Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project. Follow @MattAgorist on Twitter, Steemit, and now on Facebook.
