And while there are many contributing factors to this crisis, I think there is one factor that no one talks about. (And maybe they never even noticed it.) I think a contributing factor to this current racial strife has been the media and the celebrities and TV-people who were upset that Trump got elected.
For weeks after he won, all I read and heard from celebrities and talk-show hosts was “I can’t believe Trump won. I can’t believe there are so many racists in America.”
Over and over again. (If you didn't hear it, it might be because you supported Hillary.)
Over and over again, they labeled all Trump supporters as “racists and misogynists.” Over and over again, the media spread the idea that half the country was racist and that everyone who voted for Clinton was better and smarter, more loving and more decent.
Is it any wonder that we have racial trouble nowadays (combined with political trouble)? The media constantly tells us that racism is everywhere. And all they report are racially-charged stories and potentially racially-charged crimes and police stories. (Do people never call the cops on white guys anymore!?! Do police only ever accidentally shoot black guys!?!)
Even if a story probably had nothing to do with race, they speculate that it might be ... "Could this be racially-motivated? What if it was a white guy (or black guy)? Would it have been handled the same way?"
And they have continually spread the idea that all Trump supporters are racist.
(Those talk-show hosts who threw around all-encompassing accusations about half the country should have been fired. I know they were hurting and angry, but it wasn't right or fair. And they have helped create the bitterness and strife we are now dealing with on a bigger scale. You know that if it was a republican talking against Hillary or Hillary-supporters, they would have been fired in a heartbeat. But the Hillary-supporters ... they get away with saying whatever they want about Trump and Trump-supporters! Totally unacceptable!)
Is it any wonder that our country is in the mood and the condition it is? If you keep telling people that something is true, they will start to believe it and see it everywhere.
ARE YOU MEDIA-PEOPLE TRYING TO CAUSE DIVISION AND HATRED AND MORE RACISM!?!
While, yes, there are racists and bad people in America, which is terrible … I think that, to a degree, the media and TV-people have created the very troubles that we are now seeing. They have helped create the news that they report.
(Now go back on click on the red phrase.)
