I have seen where we have completely normalized aggressive behaviors and then act as though the people who caused the problem did nothing wrong. While mental health of the perpetrators was involved there was also a larger group of supporters. Most of these people feel little to no remorse because they have no reason to (That isn't strange considering most people don't feel any remorse until held to account or after the fact when the destructive nature is better seen. Then they are all about how "sorry" they are as it impacts their punishment. Its the same thinking that gets them into the situation they hope will get them out.)
We have something fundamentally wrong in our society if it is so easy to manipulate people to hype them into irrational hate and dangerous behaviors; probably not unique to ours but at a heightened state. We failed to maintain our critical thinking, good moral judgement, and the legal understanding to tackle such issues (Kind of why I'm looking at it.).
Sometimes these situations can impact an entire local justice system that includes a few police officers, perhaps a judge (I can't say that for sure but I suspect it did) and a sports community. If you stood back and ask "Why?" you have no real understanding what would be worth such destructiveness (Except they likely have done it at other times and got away with it. Perhaps they didn't feel anyone would hold them to account because of these social connections and perceived differences between themselves and the target(s).). You can only come to a few possible conclusions....
1.) Its easy to target Muslims, Blacks, and others (It can be anyone including White people. It just depends on why a target is selected) when there has been a lack of prior accountability and when the "perceived" power dynamics are imbalanced (Real Men/Woman stand for their values not target those they delusionally see as weaker. Think about it. Duh! ).
2.) Mental health is not well understood and supported in the local community (The belief that sports players can't have mental health issues. I suspect this is similar in many traditionally macho fields.).
3.) Cultic sports culture that socializes people to poor un-American values that can justify hate.
4.) Someone is lying and knew that the boundaries are so low that no one is going to question (All the tough talk by some of the guys and they are weak in mind and weak in values. 🤷 The self interest is associated with reputation, money, embarrassment of black kids/Muslims, and future money opportunities. These were not the acts of virgin angels sent from high. No one questioning motives indicates their social group holds very similar dark beliefs just under the sociably acceptable surface.)
5.) The local system hasn't been able to deal with these issues (Not all but a few parts) and is distorted by social networks (Others have complained about this nepotism group.). Thee is an undo influence of this social network on expectations of some of the positions (Think the underpinnings of Tulsa Massacre)
6.) When we look at the economic development of the area we find it is slow and we also find when we look at why people (young, outsiders, etc...) are leaving that this group and their stain on the local culture is foot printed. There is something more than opportunity alone (i.e. like the local college who rejects candidates based on what appears to be the sanctioning of their social group and the background, skin color, religion, etc... of the candidates. That is even after they tell them they are more than qualified. Is that legal? In this local system it hasn't been questioned. Someone might say "why can't he just shut up and go away?". My answer is "Because this is our country we can walk on any street in this country and it won't have anything to do with the hate, racism, cultic culture or bigotry of others". They don't have the moral right to make hiring decisions over tax payer dollars to support their defunct social group. Whether or not the law enforces our Constitution is a different matter.)
We are changing. While it used to be a problem primarily for Muslims, Blacks, Asians, Jews, the poor, etc...(The ones we love to hate!) it is now a problem for everyone to deal with (Its now becoming a universal problem and so it will need universal thinking to solve.). This is why I advocate for early mental health interventions and increased accountability. We simply can't afford to sort of think "Its ok as long as its against ___(fill in the blank)____". I guess in many ways that is self-interest as well. We need more forward thinking leadership and I think people are making the proper connections on how one problem leads to another problem.
Some might think me a liberal. I'm a light right Republican that is more Conservative than the far right extremist because I go down as far as I can to the core of our essential conservative values and not the false imagery that makes many men/women slaves to distorted forms and images. Just wrapping yourself in a flag with all the wrong values doesn't really make you a patriot. That looks more like dishonoring our core values for distorted political goals. Its deeper than that! Its about loyalty to the Constitution and the purpose of democracy in the world. People who believe in their country solve problems and avoid making them.
Will we get over it? Yes....as soon as our national leaders reorient themselves to the bigger picture. They will evenutually but when and how much destructiveness must happen prior is really an open question. I suspect that change is coming soon as new information and adjustments occur in real time. Universalism and Rationalism will make it into their collective value system (I thought about running for politics but I don't really think its of interest to me. Here were my thoughts when I did think about it. 9 Important National Issues. Notice certain values can be maintained even when the political situation changes. If someone is bouncing all over the map in values based on political winds it could mean that they dont really have any substantial ones for anchoring decisions; or they are external and shouldn't be trusted.).
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