thebeave
Veteran Member
I don't think it is anywhere close to as bad as the news media make it seem. They show people who have visceral hated for anyone who disagrees with them and many with apparently deep self loathing problems. These are unbalanced people who are a danger to others and themselves. I have seen absolutely no one in real life like these nuts so I can only conclude that they are a fringe minority that the news hypes for the clicks they will get.
Like you, I don't know anyone in real life like these lunatics either. I guess that means we tend to hang out with rational, sensible people. But, they are out there and do have the power to destroy, which is worrisome to me. Just came across this:
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/sdge-worker-fired-over-alleged-racist-gesture-says-he-was-cracking-knuckles/2347414/
There are actually a number of ridiculous cases like this. A tennis commentator recently lost his job for saying Venus Williams was using "guerilla tactics" in her playing style, and a journalist interpreted it as "gorilla tactics", and assumed he was being racist. The whole thing reminds me of those old Ghosthunter stories where people run screaming from the haunted house yelling "Ghosts!!!" when the house was just creaking, drafty or had bad electrical problems.