A leftist op-ed columnist for The American Prospect and a political science professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) blamed “white rural rage” for everything bad happening in America during a now-viral segment on MSNBC.
Columnist Paul Waldman and Professor Tom Schaller appeared with Mika Brzezinski on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to promote their book “White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy.” In the segment, the duo blamed white rural Americans for ruining the country with conspiracy theories and racism.
“[White rural Americans] are the most racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, and anti-gay geo-demographic group in the country,” Schaller lamented.
In recent years, leftists have ratcheted up racial tensions in America by creating segregated spaces. Harvard University, Columbia University, and other “elite” institutions implemented race-segregated graduation events. Western Washington University similarly created race-segregated dorm floors, with one assigned for black students only.
Schaller went on in his tirade to blame white rural Americans for being “conspiracy theorists.” He claims that “denialism,” specifically “COVID-denialism,” is one of the hallmark traits of white rural Americans ruining the country.
The duo seemingly ignored years of poor conspiratorial reporting from the very network they appeared on. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow notably promoted the conspiracy theory that former President Donald Trump had colluded with the Russian government in 2016. Maddow has yet to apologize for pushing this now-bunk theory.
Schaller continued to claim that white rural Americans don’t believe in the free press. Hours after Schaller and Waldman appeared on MSNBC, an MSNBC legal analyst argued that the United States’ “deep commitment to free speech” makes America vulnerable. She then called for “common sense” restrictions on free speech.
The leftist duo also claimed white rural Americans are to blame for the end of peaceful protests, despite nearly a year of left-wing protests that nearly destroyed the city of Minneapolis.
