A group of nooses discovered hanging off trees near the Mississippi state Capitol were not a warning from a white supremacist group, but rather a “protest” by leftists against Mississippi Republican Senate candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Mainstream media organizations melted down on Monday after a number of nooses were found hanging in the vicinity of the capitol building, strung from trees as part of a “message” campaign — though the Associated Press, which first reported the story, didn’t give much more information about the “message” the nooses were trying to send, only that it was one of “hate.”
BREAKING: Nooses, hate signs found at Mississippi State Capitol https://t.co/lSIHPD0kDO pic.twitter.com/Phg7vlfV71
— WLBT 3 On Your Side (@WLBT) November 26, 2018
Seven nooses, signs found at Mississippi State Capitol https://t.co/lSIHPD0kDO pic.twitter.com/uPhUWXtyXZ
— WLBT 3 On Your Side (@WLBT) November 26, 2018
Signs placed near the nooses but reported only as “hate” messages by the Associated Press and others, had plenty of information about who hung the nooses and why. But weirdly, the signs didn’t appear on anyone’s Twitter feed until late Monday evening, nearly 12 hours after news of the display went viral.
The signs indicated that the nooses were part of a protest by Democrats, warning against re-electing Hyde-Smith.
“We’re hanging nooses to remind people that times haven’t changed,” read one sign.
“We need someone who respects the lives of lynch victims,” read another.- READ MORE