Racism Is Not a One-Way Street

In light of some Boston Red Sox fans taunting Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones with racial slurs, it's time for a reality slap in the face. First and foremost, there's no excuse for that kind of behavior. None. But there's a side of this type of hate that's going largely ignored.

Racism has been an underlying fixture in societies worldwide since time immemorial but nobody can deny that racism has become so "trendy" in America in recent years mostly due to Barack Obama's not-so-veiled support of Al Sharpton and Black Lives Matter, who's violent actions classify them as a domestic terrorist group. Their entire agenda is based on their own racial hatred and using the very word "racist" as a crutch to be violent, irresponsible and unaccountable (although that method is hardly new).

The media (left and right wing) slants the coverage by using the terms "white police officer" and "unarmed black man" as often as possible while very rarely pointing out the race of cop killers. The ensuing riots get major news coverage while the "protesters" aren't stopped. This is not unprecedented. During the early 1990s New York City mayor David Dinkins fell under the influence of Sharpton and Louis Farrakhan and had the city on the brink of race wars.

Racial abuse is not a one-way street. Bigots aren't born, they're taught and there's action and reaction from both sides. The backlash towards the faction of blacks who follow the lead of Sharpton and think they have the right to violent crime and Welfare due to racism leaves many good, respectable black individuals like Adam Jones caught in the vicious crossfire of racial ignorance. However, the key item that the news outlets almost never mention is that it's the same thing in reverse. And there's the rub. The latter exists just as prominently while the former gets all the publicity - even if the facts don't dictate it.

As evidenced by the standing ovation Jones received the following day at Fenway, the majority of people aren't like that but bigotry still gets the majority of the attention for two reasons: 1. Bad news sells better than good news because anger is the stronger emotion and 2. It's by design.

Red Sox fans cheering Adam Jones

Media-fueled racism is just a slice of the overall problem. As long as everyone's arguing and fighting each other over race, politics, gender, religion, caste, sports, illegal immigration, abortion rights, gun control, gay rights, legalized marijuana, terrorism, the death penalty etc. and the government-controlled media continues to fan the flames of controversy and hatred the American people can never unite and become a respected force against a government packed with criminals who will continue to rip us off under orders from the "owners" (a/k/a the multi-billion dollar corporate interests and the infamous "1%" - of which Donald Trump happens to be a member).

Postscript: Is this article smacking of hypocrisy because of its negative opinion of the media for their negative tone? No, because...
1. News providers like Reuters make beaucoup bucks with their improvised and exaggerated stories and newspapers like the New York Post and the Daily News with their over-the-top sensationalism and obnoxious headlines influence and inflame the passions of the masses.
2. This article is an overview based on this writer's eye-witness observations over the years.

A typical New York Post hostility-inspiring sports headline

A typical Daily News anger-inspiring headline