Recently, Gary Johnson has come under some major fire for stumbling after being asked what he would do about the Syrian city of Aleppo. Gary was criticized for demonstrating a lack of knowledge, and as a presidential candidate, he should be examined under heavy scrutiny, but after Gary Johnson’s fumble, he has been seen as almost unfit to be a presidential candidate and so misinformed that he isn’t competent to be held responsible for this country.

This is honestly funny to me because I’m not sure exactly why MSNBC is even interviewing Johnson this late into the election when polls show it’s been almost crystal clear that this isn’t an election a third party candidate has any hope of winning unless by sheer miracle. What I find funnier than my previous statement is that Gary Johnson is getting flamed by the internet and news outlets everywhere, while at the same time, someone who couldn’t even use the internet to find accurate data about crime rates IN HIS OWN COUNTRY just so happens to be a major party nominee for the presidency. Perhaps it’s because Gary Johnson is a third party candidate that it is easy to quite immaturely question his competence.

I compare it to the group of kids that play in the park during recess; these children all know each other pretty well, are all good friends and are all in the 5^th grade. They gather every few weeks for a game of kickball, but sometimes a second grader asks to play with them. They don’t say no because they don’t want to seem mean, but the minute the second grader forgets a rule or fumbles on a kick, the older kids use it as an excuse to tell that kid and any other second grade kid that they can’t, and shouldn't be playing with them. In our case, Gary Johnson is the second grader and the politically biased media come together as the fifth graders.

I’m not trying to scapegoat any heat Gary Johnson is getting for his flop; what I am suggesting is that we bring as much heat to major party candidates like Hillary and Trump when they make ignorant statements also. If we were holding them to the same standard we have been holding Gary Johnson to in the past few days this entire election, then our current nominees would probably look very different.