Let’s be real about Tucker Carlson

| 8:00 pm EDT March 25, 2022
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t is sad that sometimes we have to accept certain things in this world that are very unfair. Fairness was never promised to us. That’s why people fight for it, bleed for it, stand up for it — every day.

One thing I find horribly unfair is the fact that Tucker Carlson gets to have his own show, which he uses to brainwash, corrupt, and smear. But that’s just the way it is. As long as there is a demand for it, it will continue. And right now, there is a vast demand for it.

There do not seem to be any limits, do there? There is no bottom too low for Tucker to go to. And even if he were replaced tomorrow, someone even worse would likely replace him. There is always worse. Don’t think there isn’t. There is always lower to go, a more deep and muddy bottom to scratch at.

One of these lows occurred the other night. Tucker appeared aghast that Cory Booker spoke beautiful words about Judge Jackson. So he attacked him with his own words — words of hate and loathing. Tucker appeared infuriated that Cory called Jackson his “sister.” “Wait a second; they’ve related?” the waste of space sneered. “They have definitely seen each other at Whole Foods or on the flight to Edgartown.”

These words are vile, cowardly, and racist. BUT. Here is my opinion. It is not ALL Tucker’s fault. We have to get honest. We have to admit that our country — as magical and lovely as it is — has many things wrong with it.

And one of those things is racism. The stupid live among us. Sometimes we try to deny this. We make up excuses in our brains because we don’t want to admit — that there are many MORE who agree with Tucker than we often can bring ourselves to accept. If there weren’t, Tucker wouldn’t be on the air. It’s that simple.

These people were already made for this way before Trump came into office. They were already watching Fox. All Trump did was permit them to be themselves — to go even lower, including the Cable pundits. Now there are no more filters. Nothing is holding the hate back. We must accept this. And we must continue to fight back as hard as we can.