The result: polarization
Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans…
Transgender athletes banned…
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Rep. David Cicilline, ‘Rep. Mussolini…’
Rep. Cicilline tells Greene ‘get lost…’
Biden stumbles three times…
People cheered, liked, shared.
Years ago, when Gary Pearce told me, I use Twitter like a clipping service, I thought social media gave people a new convenient way to sit at a computer, click, read dozens of newspaper articles – but I missed a subtle trap: It also gave each person a way to only follow people they agreed with and ignore everyone else.
Pro-Trumpsters followed pro-Trumpsters, anti-Trumpsters followed anti-Trumpsters, conservatives cheered conservatives, liberals cheered liberals, each group living in an echo chamber of howling voices agreeing with them and, when that happens, no one has much doubt he’s right.
As the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged America, Esther Lim grew more worried by the day for her parents' welfare and her own not just for their health, but their safety in the face of rising attacks against Asian-Americans.
LADERA RANCH, Calif. (KABC) Crimes against Asian Americans have seen a sharp rise since the beginning of the pandemic. Neighbors are rallying behind one Orange County family, who have been targeted for months.
Surveillance camera video shows vandals ringing the doorbell at the Ladera Ranch home of Haijun Si and his family in the middle of the night. Sometimes, the culprits pound on the door, throw rocks and shout out racial slurs. The family has been harassed for months. This harassment started almost immediately upon them moving here and the fact that it s so clearly tied to their race is deeply upsetting, said Olivia Fu, a Ladera Ranch resident.
We spoke with an Asian-American news source, who says many crimes and discrimination against Asian-American elders go unreported. However, the younger generation is working to speak up and advocate for their community.