i noticed it first when W stole the election in 2000. the "get over it" bullies were being belligerent toward those of us who were depressed and demoralized. in true, anti-intellectual tradition they loved that the buffoon had stolen the office from the scholar. along with their nasty comments about gore and his supporters, nasty comments about other americans (associated with democratic party) began to slip out.
i hear these things because i'm euro-american while my spouse is not.
then came the wars and anti-middle eastern bigotry and racism that is sponsored by war.
racists were becoming comfortable expressing their views publicly.
this was surprising to me as i really believed that americans had become more accepting of racial diversity (i live in a diverse city and neighborhood and am sometimes dumb enough to think all of america is just like this).
boy was i wrong.
then came mr. barak obama. he wasn't dr. mlk jr. but he was refreshing after bush. young, articulate, had a beautiful smile and a beautiful family. the people i work with and live near were excited and worked for obama's election.
but it became clear that not all americans shared this view. what did we see on television and the internet? racism and bigotry aimed at blacks and muslims, and immigrants ad nauseum.
now we have a senator's staff chanting war whoops as a strategy to win votes? i certainly hope this backfires on scott brown.
what an asshole.
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