1. Zimmerman lived in a bad neighborhood that had suffered a series of well-documented break-ins and crimes.
2. Zimmerman was angry at the young black punks who he perceived were destroying his neighborhood.
3. Seeing Trayvon triggered the rage Zimmerman had for young black punks.
4. Zimmerman called 911 to report suspicious activity - but all he could say was that the kid looked suspicious.
5. The 911 operator asked if he was following Trayvon and Zimmerman said "yes". Zimmerman had profiled this young black teen.
6. The 911 operator said "do not follow him".
7. Zimmerman ignored the operator. He was determined to confront Trayvon. He was sick of seeing all the crime in his neighborhood and he finally found an easy target that would allow him to vent his rage.
8. He confronted Trayvon and it lead to a fight.
9. The fight escalated. Zimmerman suffered injuries, then he murdered Trayvon.
10. The Rightwing media is protecting Zimmerman because this conflict symbolizes a very familiar fear of blacks that reached its apex in the 70s. In the 70s, America's inner cities were besieged by ghettos, crime, garbage, crumbling infrastructure, de-industrialization, etc. This accelerated the "white flight " to the suburbs. Reagan campaigned for president on the promise to be tough on crime and clean up the inner cities. He was determined to unwind many of the welfare programs that inner city blacks depended upon, making the situation even more combustible. His strategy was to use the War on Drugs to beef up law enforcement in our crumbling cities. The War on Drugs was designed to give law enforcement better tools to move black kids from inner cities to cages (prison). But the fact remains, Reagan promised to save white people from the fabricated demons that were destroying our great cities. Fear of (and hatred of) "black punks" is very real for white Republicans, who are manipulated to fear blacks, homosexuals, muslims, mexicans, etc., etc. Of course the Rightwing voter is going to protect Zimmerman; he acted on the very fears which breathes life and purpose into their party.
2. Zimmerman was angry at the young black punks who he perceived were destroying his neighborhood.
3. Seeing Trayvon triggered the rage Zimmerman had for young black punks.
4. Zimmerman called 911 to report suspicious activity - but all he could say was that the kid looked suspicious.
5. The 911 operator asked if he was following Trayvon and Zimmerman said "yes". Zimmerman had profiled this young black teen.
6. The 911 operator said "do not follow him".
7. Zimmerman ignored the operator. He was determined to confront Trayvon. He was sick of seeing all the crime in his neighborhood and he finally found an easy target that would allow him to vent his rage.
8. He confronted Trayvon and it lead to a fight.
9. The fight escalated. Zimmerman suffered injuries, then he murdered Trayvon.
10. The Rightwing media is protecting Zimmerman because this conflict symbolizes a very familiar fear of blacks that reached its apex in the 70s. In the 70s, America's inner cities were besieged by ghettos, crime, garbage, crumbling infrastructure, de-industrialization, etc. This accelerated the "white flight " to the suburbs. Reagan campaigned for president on the promise to be tough on crime and clean up the inner cities. He was determined to unwind many of the welfare programs that inner city blacks depended upon, making the situation even more combustible. His strategy was to use the War on Drugs to beef up law enforcement in our crumbling cities. The War on Drugs was designed to give law enforcement better tools to move black kids from inner cities to cages (prison). But the fact remains, Reagan promised to save white people from the fabricated demons that were destroying our great cities. Fear of (and hatred of) "black punks" is very real for white Republicans, who are manipulated to fear blacks, homosexuals, muslims, mexicans, etc., etc. Of course the Rightwing voter is going to protect Zimmerman; he acted on the very fears which breathes life and purpose into their party.
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