Re:When Persuasion Turns Deadly
by mindslight on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @01:03PM
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> 2. If there's a problem with police and "race relations" in this country (which I believe is the case) it behooves us to address it.
The point is that race relations are actively being made worse by media narrating the tired identity politics that Clinton represents.
There undoubtedly is a problem of police unaccountability in this country, potentially affecting any of us. The incidents are inherently rare, otherwise they'd be quickly changed through democratic feedback. The media has completely derailed this issue with its racism, framing it as a problem that non-blacks do not need to worry about (but just perhaps feel bad about). I can't think of a better way to preserve the status quo.
The point is that race relations are actively being made worse by media narrating the tired identity politics that Clinton represents.
There undoubtedly is a problem of police unaccountability in this country, potentially affecting any of us. The incidents are inherently rare, otherwise they'd be quickly changed through democratic feedback. The media has completely derailed this issue with its racism, framing it as a problem that non-blacks do not need to worry about (but just perhaps feel bad about). I can't think of a better way to preserve the status quo.