Because of Lies and Fear? It saddens me to acknowledged that many very nice and normally friendly citizens have become fearful and ignorant customers of and purveyors of lies and contempt.
I assume it is no different from when the people feared and hated the incoming Catholics, Irish, Italians, Jews, Orientals, etc... A bunch of bigots took their fear, spread it, and innocent people were harassed, tortured or killed while the bigots claimed their innocence. :-(
Now we have a whole new group of bigots who fear and seek to de-humanize Blacks, Muslims, Hispanics, LGBTQ folks and others who look or belief differently. And when they are harassed, tortured or are killed, the bigots will again claim their innocence. :-(
Tucker Carlson Fact Check
The non-existent Great Replacement
"Bigot: a person who is obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, especially one who is prejudiced against or antagonistic toward a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group."