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Similarly, the effect of media coverage can also be thought to be visible in perceptions of race relations. When polled, Americans say that their local race rel
by buchoo 4y ago
Similarly, the effect of media coverage can also be thought to be visible in perceptions of race relations. When polled, Americans say that their local race relations are still near the best they've ever been, but for the past few years have tended to respond more and more negatively about the quality of race relations at a national level — ie, what they perceive through the media and social media.
- georgeecollins 4y agoDecades old and still completely relevant, "Culture of Fear": https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Fear-Americans-Afraid-Things/dp/1541673484/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20PNWTQGFTEVH&keywords=cULTURE+OF+FEAR&qid=1655818689&sprefix=culture%2Caps%2C2092&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Fear-Americans-Afraid-Things/... Also, in my experience older people just get more paranoid. I have seen it happen with family members who are otherwise pretty sharp. They get more wary or suspicious in ways that aren't very rational. Since that is a lot of the folk who hang out on places like Nextdoor, I can see how that goes. That's why you need diversity and young families in neighborhoods. It provides balance.