Fear of racial change drove Jan. 6 insurrection

[Guno צְבִי]

Yes, ignorance has its role in all of that. As does greed, as does hatred. But let's not overlook fear. Fear of pure blood, tainted. Fear of attack. Fear of replacement. And fear of reprisal, fear that, given power, the "minority" will treat the majority as the majority has treated it.

This fear has only grown more acute since we learned that these are the last days of that majority, that soon, no racial group will be able to claim numerical dominance. Some white people find it frightening to envision a nation without white people calling all the shots. And bad things tend to happen when white people − particularly white men − get scared. Hence, the tea party and the birthers. Hence, Pittsburgh, Charlottesville and Charleston. Hence, the spike in voter suppression. Hence Donald Trump.

And, hence a mob of mostly white, mostly men, smashing through the sacred space of the U.S. Capitol. Economic anxiety? Who's more economically anxious than Black and brown people? And how many Capitols have they breached?

A disruptive demographic change is upon us. It represents a challenge, yes, but also an opportunity. To meet the one and seize the other will require a clear-eyed view of what we are and some strategy that delivers us to what we ought to be. The particulars of that are beyond the scope of this column, but there's one thing we must do at a minimum. When frightened white people act out?

https://www.theday.com/article/20210411/OP04/210419972

 

[Matt Dillon]

 

[Truck Fump / h1b]

Yes, ignorance has its role in all of that. As does greed, as does hatred. But let's not overlook fear. Fear of pure blood, tainted. Fear of attack. Fear of replacement. And fear of reprisal, fear that, given power, the "minority" will treat the majority as the majority has treated it.

This fear has only grown more acute since we learned that these are the last days of that majority, that soon, no racial group will be able to claim numerical dominance. Some white people find it frightening to envision a nation without white people calling all the shots. And bad things tend to happen when white people − particularly white men − get scared. Hence, the tea party and the birthers. Hence, Pittsburgh, Charlottesville and Charleston. Hence, the spike in voter suppression. Hence Donald Trump.

And, hence a mob of mostly white, mostly men, smashing through the sacred space of the U.S. Capitol. Economic anxiety? Who's more economically anxious than Black and brown people? And how many Capitols have they breached?

A disruptive demographic change is upon us. It represents a challenge, yes, but also an opportunity. To meet the one and seize the other will require a clear-eyed view of what we are and some strategy that delivers us to what we ought to be. The particulars of that are beyond the scope of this column, but there's one thing we must do at a minimum. When frightened white people act out?

https://www.theday.com/article/20210411/OP04/210419972

you're retarded.

 

[Yakuda]

Yes, ignorance has its role in all of that. As does greed, as does hatred. But let's not overlook fear. Fear of pure blood, tainted. Fear of attack. Fear of replacement. And fear of reprisal, fear that, given power, the "minority" will treat the majority as the majority has treated it.

This fear has only grown more acute since we learned that these are the last days of that majority, that soon, no racial group will be able to claim numerical dominance. Some white people find it frightening to envision a nation without white people calling all the shots. And bad things tend to happen when white people − particularly white men − get scared. Hence, the tea party and the birthers. Hence, Pittsburgh, Charlottesville and Charleston. Hence, the spike in voter suppression. Hence Donald Trump.

And, hence a mob of mostly white, mostly men, smashing through the sacred space of the U.S. Capitol. Economic anxiety? Who's more economically anxious than Black and brown people? And how many Capitols have they breached?

A disruptive demographic change is upon us. It represents a challenge, yes, but also an opportunity. To meet the one and seize the other will require a clear-eyed view of what we are and some strategy that delivers us to what we ought to be. The particulars of that are beyond the scope of this column, but there's one thing we must do at a minimum. When frightened white people act out?

https://www.theday.com/article/20210411/OP04/210419972

It never occurs to you does it that maybe it happened simply because you leftists are assholes? You dimwitted fucks cant see past your on noses. THis is why im dont being nice to you subhuman pieces of garbage.

 

[PoliTalker]

We will know more after the investigations into Jan 6th are concluded.

It certainly does appear that fear of losing white power was a strong motivator behind the attack.

And that was dumb. The election was long over at that point, with every State long since certified.

Jan 6th was ordinarily simply a boring procedural process that nobody ever paid attention to.

That was at least until it was perceived as a last gasp chance to overturn the free and fair election that Trump fans didn't like the outcome of.

 

[PoliTalker]

We will know more after the investigations into Jan 6th are concluded.

It certainly does appear that fear of losing white power was a strong motivator behind the attack.

And that was dumb. The election was long over at that point, with every State long since certified.

Jan 6th was ordinarily simply a boring procedural process that nobody ever paid attention to.

That was at least until it was perceived as a last gasp chance to overturn the free and fair election that Trump fans didn't like the outcome of.