Mike Sigman’s conspiracy theory was not only ludicrous, it was false (“
As we have now learned, as objective fact, social media records show the blame falls on white supremacists using their network of venom-drooling racists to incite rioting. Using out-of-town and out-of-state thugs, they infiltrated the peaceful demonstrations for two major reasons: to make the peaceful protesters look bad to Trump’s faithful followers and to steal what they could sell later.
Make no mistake: The destruction of neighborhoods and locally-owned businesses has been executed at the direction of, and led by, white supremacists.
Which is a reminder to the Herald’s editorial staff. As a publisher, you have a responsibility to weed out blatant conspiracy theories, unlike social media companies that are protected as mere pipelines.
Dave OhmanDurangoEditor’s note: We do not know that Democrats are primarily to blame for rioting that has occurred in many cities and we doubt white supremacists are to blame for all of it. That has not kept us from allowing letter writers to make these claims – because we think it’s better to air all views within reason.
