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In reply to the discussion: My heart broke today... I just don't understand. [View all]Grammy23
(5,808 posts)we live in dangerous times. As someone else noted there is a steady drum beat of hate spewed forth on Fox and by people like Rush Limbaugh and others on talk radio. They are whipping people into a frenzy of hate and the result is that they are emboldened to do these outrageous acts against people they disagree with.
The nasty stunt pulled at the MO State Fair last weekend is a good example of how far they are willing to go. They thought they could do this and that it would pass as "entertainment". It never entered anyone's head that some people attending the rodeo just might be offended by the insulting and disrespectful attitude toward President Obama. And I would be willing to bet that there are plenty of people who do not see the harm in what was done.
As long there are no consequences for open racism, it will continue. And Rush and all the others will have to answer for what they have done to incite the dangerous attitudes and outrageous behavior like what happened to the man and woman in Texas.
To quote one of my father's favorite philosophers....Pogo...."We have met the enemy and he is us." As long as we let those Yahoos at Fox speak so loud that they drown out the rest of us, we are probably doomed.