Wesley Lowery: I Could Hear the Buffalo Shooter’s Manifesto Being Read in Tucker Carlson’s Voice

LOWERY That there is ░░░░░░░░ complex conspiracy theory that ░░░░░░░░ as old as our ░░░░░░░░ society in which white ░░░░░░░░ are being told being ░░░░░░░░ through the internet but ░░░░░░░░ through some relatively mainstream ░░░░░░░░ organizations on the right ░░░░░░░░ told that they are ░░░░░░░░ a demographic crisis and ░░░░░░░░ they have to stand ░░░░░░░░ for themselves STELTER And ░░░░░░░░ s just be clear ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ Carlson LOWERY Of course ░░░░░░░░ You re talking about ░░░░░░░░ Ingraham You re talking ░░░░░░░░ the biggest stars on ░░░░░░░░ News LOWERY Yes STELTER ░░░░░░░░ it too simplistic to ░░░░░░░░ this to a single ░░░░░░░░ show though LOWERY Yes ░░░░░░░░ mean STELTER We see ░░░░░░░░ a lot on social ░░░░░░░░ just blaming Fox just ░░░░░░░░ Tucker and I think ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ to go around LOWERY ░░░░░░░░ s a ton I ░░░░░░░░ look let s be ░░░░░░░░ the stuff Tucker and ░░░░░░░░ Ingraham say every night ░░░░░░░░ could be written by ░░░░░░░░ supremacist very often There ░░░░░░░░ a section of this ░░░░░░░░ where the shooter starts ░░░░░░░░ about People will always ░░░░░░░░ diversity is strength How ░░░░░░░░ it a strength I ░░░░░░░░ hear it in Tucker ░░░░░░░░ voice He says this ░░░░░░░░ the time right But ░░░░░░░░ Ben Shapiros of the ░░░░░░░░ say this There s ░░░░░░░░ big chunk about about ░░░░░░░░ idea of genetic differences ░░░░░░░░ could have been pulled ░░░░░░░░ an Andrew Sullivan column ░░░░░░░░ are plenty of people ░░░░░░░░ our politics in our ░░░░░░░░ who advance these ideas ░░░░░░░░ advance them frequently But ░░░░░░░░ that though I do ░░░░░░░░ the point you re ░░░░░░░░ here is right we ░░░░░░░░ simplify this specifically just ░░░░░░░░ a specific network even ░░░░░░░░ specific online spaces We ░░░░░░░░ to have a conversation ░░░░░░░░ our political rhetoric in ░░░░░░░░ country right Immigration for ░░░░░░░░ last several decades has ░░░░░░░░ the most salient topic ░░░░░░░░ our politics It s ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump rode into ░░░░░░░░ It s something Republicans ░░░░░░░░ seized upon It s ░░░░░░░░ that in our rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ in our conversation very ░░░░░░░░ mainstream political forces have ░░░░░░░░ remarkably irresponsible in the ░░░░░░░░ they used around immigration ░░░░░░░░ around race in ways ░░░░░░░░ have fueled and empowered ░░░░░░░░ supremacists Again that s ░░░░░░░░ just people on the ░░░░░░░░ right We re talking ░░░░░░░░ CNN where for years ░░░░░░░░ Dobbs was given an ░░░░░░░░ every night to say ░░░░░░░░ pretty racist things about ░░░░░░░░ at the heart of ░░░░░░░░ conversation And so I ░░░░░░░░ it s something that ░░░░░░░░ all have to take ░░░░░░░░ because when we take ░░░░░░░░ seriously it forces us ░░░░░░░░ actually consider the words ░░░░░░░░ use especially when we ░░░░░░░░ advancing stereotypes about immigrants ░░░░░░░░ Jewish people about black ░░░░░░░░ the way George Soros ░░░░░░░░ name is thrown around ░░░░░░░░ way people talk about ░░░░░░░░ and crime All of ░░░░░░░░ things play into racist ░░░░░░░░ supremacist tropes.”