tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post4826419698192170430..comments2024-03-28T09:14:20.479-05:00Comments on driftglass: Sunday Morning Comin' Downdriftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-27109652422343726252016-05-30T10:01:47.329-05:002016-05-30T10:01:47.329-05:00"Did the press miss 'racial anxiety' ..."Did the press miss 'racial anxiety' in Trump's rise?"<br /><br />It's an insult to headline the subject in the form of a question, with the word "miss," and with the implication that it wasn't an issue before Trump. Even as CNN discusses race, it whitewashes the fact that the GOP tied racial "othering" to economic well-being as a strategy in response to the civil rights era.<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753739198386729717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-38524747990035836752016-05-29T19:18:49.158-05:002016-05-29T19:18:49.158-05:00The money quote for me was "We have to start ... The money quote for me was "We have to start being honest." I mean, I liked what he was saying, but to just casually throw out the assumption that the media is not being honest like it's something everyone already knows and then not even point out how seriously fucked up for the country that is; how much damage the media's incompetence is doing to society when you are a part of the media trying to talk about it on TV... Maybe I expect too much humanity where very little actually exists or something, but shouldn't someone be screaming about this shit while it's still in progress?<br /><br /> -Doug in Oakland dinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.com