Because no one expects any better of them. Everyone expects Alabama to be full of KKK cousin-fuckers. The result is that it’s only notable when they aren’t.
I don’t like it either, especially when I see people passing off all of [state] as bad. The problem is that many states, especially southern ones like Alabama, have the issue that the people believe the propaganda they’re fed, so they vote the way the propaganda tells them to, so the people spreading the propaganda gain power, allowing them to spread propaganda to the people. It’s a cycle.
The question is, when a cycle like that is so deeply entrenched that it’s become part of someone’s identity, how do you fight against that? You could forcefully remove the people responsible from power, but now you have a bunch of very angry people. You just removed the person they believe in from their position of power!
Additionally, how do you identify when someone should be forcefully removed? Doing so sets an extremely dangerous precedent. You may believe that anti-trans laws are bad because they encroach on people’s human rights (and I agree with that), but they believe that being trans is morally wrong and worth banning at the cost of human rights. If the precedent is set so that forcefully removing politicians is acceptable if it’s for the common good, they’ll remove all politicians who support trans rights (because they’re eroding the moral fabric of society or something).
Alternatively, you could pump money into education, especially in regards to critical thinking skills. However, now you’re having to find a way to work around the politicians who’ll block you because education diminishes the effect of their propaganda.
In the meantime, headlines about racists doing racist things in a place known for being racist won’t get clicks because it’s so common that everyone’s already aware of it.
Unfortunately the US as a political entity does not care about racism and the general public doesn’t care to hear about racism especially in a place known to be racist. If the general public doesn’t care, then the US government isn’t going to do anything
Because no one expects any better of them. Everyone expects Alabama to be full of KKK cousin-fuckers. The result is that it’s only notable when they aren’t.
I really hate this answer and others like it. What about minorities living in Alabama. Don’t we care about them?
Don’t Americans have a responsibility to assure that all states live up to the laws and statutes that are our nation’s standards?
Can we really characterize a state like Alabama by the powerful racists who maintain power by money, legal tricks, and intimidation?
I don’t like it either, especially when I see people passing off all of [state] as bad. The problem is that many states, especially southern ones like Alabama, have the issue that the people believe the propaganda they’re fed, so they vote the way the propaganda tells them to, so the people spreading the propaganda gain power, allowing them to spread propaganda to the people. It’s a cycle.
The question is, when a cycle like that is so deeply entrenched that it’s become part of someone’s identity, how do you fight against that? You could forcefully remove the people responsible from power, but now you have a bunch of very angry people. You just removed the person they believe in from their position of power!
Additionally, how do you identify when someone should be forcefully removed? Doing so sets an extremely dangerous precedent. You may believe that anti-trans laws are bad because they encroach on people’s human rights (and I agree with that), but they believe that being trans is morally wrong and worth banning at the cost of human rights. If the precedent is set so that forcefully removing politicians is acceptable if it’s for the common good, they’ll remove all politicians who support trans rights (because they’re eroding the moral fabric of society or something).
Alternatively, you could pump money into education, especially in regards to critical thinking skills. However, now you’re having to find a way to work around the politicians who’ll block you because education diminishes the effect of their propaganda.
In the meantime, headlines about racists doing racist things in a place known for being racist won’t get clicks because it’s so common that everyone’s already aware of it.
I find this really insightful.
Unfortunately the US as a political entity does not care about racism and the general public doesn’t care to hear about racism especially in a place known to be racist. If the general public doesn’t care, then the US government isn’t going to do anything
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I’m so sorry for you, it shouldn’t be like that for anyone.
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