Let's look at some numbers....The vast number of the US population prefer equality over other points of view. Only a small fraction of people have the inequality point of view. I would guess (just a guess) that out of the 325 million citizens (no, I didn't take into account of ages) less than 30,000 are involved in white supremacy activities. That's a very, very, very small percent of the population. A couple of thousand haters in +/- 1000 hate groups according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. I love numbers and I'm not concerned about it.
It only takes a handful of people to cause problems. Two handfuls easily attract media coverage. Racism is an easy payday for the news agencies. All they have to do is start taking pictures. Actually, in reality, they just reuse someone else's media. News is instantaneous. A handful of idiots, a dozens of cameras and you get Oh My God the sky is falling. You add idiots in opposition, it's the Apocalypse!!
White supremacy IS a worrisome problem. But, it has been taken way out of proportion. How much out of proportion? One media outlet said that there were 63 million white supremacists. That number comes from the number of people who voted for Trump. That's bullshit. (Hey, the political left use profanity, why can't I?) That kind of thinking makes all Muslims terrorists. It just ain't so.
Now, the statues are really a none issue. The real issue is irrational fear. Those statues have been around for several decades. A few are over a hundred years old. Why now? What do a handful of racists have to do with statues? Absolutely nothing. The statues are just another excuse to keep hate going.
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