Jonathan Choe, was a reporter for KOMO News in Seattle, WA.
He wrote an article on Medium that he was fired for how he covered a Proud Boys rally. The Proud Boys are a group that has been falsely labeled as a white supremacist hate group by alt-left extremist organizations in spite of The Proud Boys clearly rejecting racism in their charter and allowing all races to join their ranks while being led by a man who is not white.
I interviewed a Black Proud Boys member a while back after the group was falsely blamed for violence in Kalamazoo, MI (in my listening audience) by local authorities and politicians. Those same authorities were forced to admit The Proud Boys were the victims in Kalamazoo.
Choe was covering the rally in the Washington state capital of Olympia earlier this month. He tweeted a photo montage of the Proud Boys rally, including some controversial music in the clip. That drew outrage from the Twitterati, who allegedly accused him of being a “white supremacist.”
Choe is Asian. Then again, left-wing cultists now say Asians are White people.
Choe responded to the false allegation regarding the ‘controversial music:’
RAW VIDEO: This audio is what was posted on line with a series of photos recapping the day. I did not rip the song from a CD. In tv, it’s called a “NAT Pkg.” Please have a look and listen for yourself. @FTVLive @thedailybeast @dailykos @TheStranger pic.twitter.com/MpBfGIVbhY
— Jonathan Choe (@choeshow) March 25, 2022
In a Tweet recapping the day, I decided to create a photo montage with natural sound from the march(in TV news this is what’s called a “NAT Pkg”). One of my videos picked up music blasting from a speaker strapped over the shoulder of one of the protesters. I could not make out the words and had never heard this song in my life. You could also hear car horns and the footsteps of marchers as I weaved in and out of the crowd. I laid some photos over this natural sound from the video and hit send.
I later learned the song is called “We’ll Have Our Home Again,” and is sometimes played at white nationalist rallies. This piece was never meant to air on KOMO News and it never did. I wanted it to be a conversation starter, and it sure did incite an unexpected response. In hindsight, I wish I added more context to this Tweet. But before I could clarify or respond to the criticism, my news director told me to take down all my social media related to the Proud Boys march. I was also told by my boss not to speak to any outside media. The following day, I was fired from KOMO.
I’d never heard the song before either. The version used during the rally appears to be Pine Tree Riots – We’ll Have Our Home Again.
The Pine Tree Riot was an act of resistance to British royal authority undertaken by American colonists in Weare, New Hampshire on April 14, 1772 – Wikipedia
Everything that has its roots in patriotism is labeled as ‘white nationalist’ by the alt-left blue anon conspiracy theorists.
There’s nothing in the lyrics to suggest the song is racist in any way without severe mental gymnastics. Whether or not it’s played at ‘white nationalist’ rallies is irrelevant. I’m still waiting for someone to define what a ‘white nationalist’ actually is. They keep freezing up when I ask that question.
Allowing any group to coopt anything to become their own is a sign of societal weakness. Just because a small group uses a symbol that is commonplace, doesn’t mean that symbol now exclusively represents that small group. To say otherwise is silly.
Choe was fired by KOMO because he didn’t lie about The Proud Boys and their rally. It was peaceful and he reported it as such. For that, he was fired.
MY SIDE OF THE STORY. It's official. I parted ways with KOMO News. Thank you to all my amazing colleagues who gave me a chance in one of the most important media markets in America. But I am not done serving the good people of #Seattle. Stay tuned.
https://t.co/jplr2VCUq1— Jonathan Choe (@choeshow) March 25, 2022
You’ve heard me mention Jonathon Choe on my show before. He was harassed by antifa for covering the homeless crisis in Seattle.
Andy Ngo, another Asian journalist harassed and attacked by antifa, posted a montage of the vile attacks on Jonathan Choe by antifa:
“We need to do to Choe what Portland has done to Ngo”
“He needs to know he has eyes on him at all times”
“He can’t be allowed to roam around the city unchecked”
Seattle #Antifa use Twitter to threaten violence & stalking against Asian-American journalist @choeshow. cc: @aaja pic.twitter.com/pxRx01cAsU
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) February 25, 2022
The word has gone out … if you are an honest journalist and tell the truth without falling in line, you will be removed.
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