Culture of hate? Trump's America and the White House press gala shooting
Even if it's a ‘lone wolf’ as first suggested by President Trump, Saturday night’s White House Correspondents Dinner drama certainly did not happen in a vacuum. And just as mass shootings have become commonplace in a United States overrun by firearms so have attempts on the lives of political figures. We’ll ask about the latest targeting of the US president and the echo chambers that amplify vilification and hate, that turn adversaries into enemies, a social media landscape where conspiracy theories can make a better fit than facts both as ideology and a business model.
Even if it's a ‘lone wolf’ as first suggested by President Trump, Saturday night’s White House Correspondents Dinner drama certainly did not happen in a vacuum. And just as mass shootings have become commonplace in a United States overrun by firearms so have attempts on the lives of political figures. We’ll ask about the latest targeting of the US president and the echo chambers that amplify vilification and hate, that turn adversaries into enemies, a social media landscape where conspiracy theories can make a better fit than facts both as ideology and a business model.
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