The world must be getting so much worse!
Activists protest everywhere.
Listening to them, I’d think hate, homophobia, racism and environmental threats are at record highs.
But it’s not true.
Despite our ugly election politics, for most people, life is better than ever.
Our air and water are cleaner. People live longer and healthier lives. There’s less racism and homophobia.
But if they admit that, activists would be out of a job.
In my new video, John Tierney, a journalist who’s covered protests for years, says, “For activists, success is a threat. It is going to put you out of business.”
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When it comes to deceitful self-dealing, says Tierney, “The ultimate example is the Southern Poverty Law Center.”
When the SPLC opened, it promised legal help to those harmed by racism. After its lawsuits bankrupted chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, the SPLC changed its “Klanwatch” to “Hatewatch,” Tierney points out, “fabricating the idea that there’s a rising tide of hate in this country. … It scares people, and they get money.”
“They think they’re making the world a better place,” I suggest.
“But they’re not!” he says. “They’re viciously attacking and smearing.”
Smearing groups like “Moms for Liberty” and “Moms for America.”
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Another branch of the crisis industry, The Human Rights Campaign, claims that American gays are under attack. They issued a “national state of emergency” for LGBTQ+ people.
But “Last year, public support for gay rights reached an all-time high,” says Tierney. “Gays can marry in every state. There’s no stigma against homosexuality. An anti-gay slur is this career suicide. But these activists need to declare some kind of emergency.”
Racial justice activists claim America is still a racist country.
“How did this fundamentally racist country elect Barack Obama and reelect him?” asks Tierney. “There’s even been a decline in the search for racist jokes on the internet. People are more committed than ever to treating everyone the same.”
