Violence erupted in LA after sweeping ICE raids targeted illegal immigrants. Protests quickly morphed into full-blown riots. Entire blocks in South LA. Compton, and Boyle Heights saw fires, vandalism, smashed vehicles, and outright assaults on police and bystanders. Flash-bangs echoed into the night. Tear gas was thick in the air. In one broadcast, Australian reporter Lauren Tomasi was struck by a rubber bullet on live TV. This wasn’t a candlelight vigil. This was a public breakdown. But according to California’s Democratic leadership, there was nothing to see. Governor Gavin Newsom, Mayor Karen Bass, and US Rep. Nanette Barragán framed the unrest as “passionate civic action” or “peaceful assembly.”
Barragán went so far as to say there was “no violence” in her district—ignoring live coverage that contradicted her on nearly every claim. This isn’t just political airbrushing, it’s propaganda. And propaganda, by its nature, distorts truth and numbs public judgment. It isn’t the first time a ruling class tried to control reality by denying it. In communist regimes—whether Soviet, Cuban, or Chinese—governments routinely deny visible famine, bloodshed, and injustice while flooding the airwaves with cheerful slogans. “Peaceful” protests, they’d say, as soldiers fired into crowds. Democratic leadership in California is engaging in a modern version of the same tactic. These California Democrats may not control the media entirely, but they manipulate the narrative and a sympathetic media that is mostly registered Democrats, amplify it.
They all hope the public is too distracted, too passive, or too ideological to question what they see with their own eyes. The implications are dangerous. If elected officials can claim that violence is peace, what else can they rebrand? A burning building becomes “community expression.” A mob attack is called “activism.” Law enforcement becomes “oppression.” The goal isn’t just to pacify the moment, it’s to reset what truth means altogether. Illegal immigration is just the spark that becomes the dumpster fire of revolution. You can oppose ICE raids, demand reform, or advocate for immigrant rights without trying to overthrow law and order. But when facts are buried for the sake of optics, the damage spreads far beyond politics. It corrodes public trust. It breeds cynicism. And it leaves everyday Americans wondering who they can believe.
The prophet Jeremiah once warned of leaders who lulled people into a false sense of security. He wrote in Jeremiah 6:14, “They have also healed the hurt of My people slightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ when there is no peace.” That’s exactly what’s happening in LA. While LA burned, the people were told to stay calm, that everything was under control. But it wasn’t. There’s no peace without truth. And there’s no leadership without honesty. If leaders continue to declare “peace” while chaos rages, they should be removed. Truth isn’t a political convenience, it’s a moral necessity. Christians must cling to it, speak it, and never accept its counterfeit. As Proverbs 12:22 says, “The Lord detests lying lips, but He delights in people who are trustworthy.”
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