CNN analysis: There's nothing more frightening in America today than an angry white man

A white teenager shoots three white men and all of the hot takes are about white supremacy and how white supremacist Kyle Rittenhouse shot down whites who were protesting (i.e., rioting) in the name of racial justice. There must be a way to work Donald Trump and January 6 into all of this, and CNN found a way to do it — by publishing an analysis by John Blake about how it’s angry white men, not black men, who are the most frightening figures in America.

CNN following MSNBC's lead by leaning into anti-white racism pic.twitter.com/lectYq1xGQ

— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) November 20, 2021

Blake writes:

There is nothing inherently violent about White men, or any human being.

But recent events have convinced me it’s time to put another character on trial: A vision of White masculinity that allows some White men to feel as if they “can rule and brutalize without consequence.”

This angry White man has been a major character throughout US history. He gave the country slavery, the slaughter of Native Americans, and Jim Crow laws. His anger also helped fuel the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

It’s this angry White man — not the Black or brown man you see approaching on the street at night — who poses the most dangerous threat to democracy in America.

wild stuff pic.twitter.com/M8Xo5Yi9FE

— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) November 20, 2021

this is like 2000 words on why he hates white people pic.twitter.com/YNhJMxyFIt

— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) November 20, 2021

That reads:

Angry White men have damaged democracy

We have enough problems with White male violence as it is. Mass shootings in the US are committed more often by White men than by any other group. Top law enforcement officials now say the nation’s biggest domestic terror threat comes from White supremacists. And many of the most indelible news images of recent years include angry, red-faced White men, often armed with guns.

White male anger has become one of the most potent political forces in contemporary America. That anger helped a White man win the White House. Trump’s rise to power is inconceivable without his ability to tap into White male anger and embody it.

Has there ever been an angrier modern president? He is the White male id unleashed.

I wasn't even told about this piece, I just went on https://t.co/QF2U1RVBbD like 15 minutes ago and this was on the homepage

— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) November 20, 2021

They’re capitalizing “White” now? LMAO.

— Luke Thompson (@ltthompso) November 20, 2021

Comrades, we’ve done it

— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) November 20, 2021

The Associated Press Style Guide was revised in the summer of 2020 to capitalize Black but leave white in lowercase to avoid “subtly conveying legitimacy” to white supremacy. The Washington Post and it seems CNN have broken with the AP and decided to capitalize White as well. Brown? Sorry, still lowercased.

"Analysis" by John Blake

— Jack Bristow (@JackBristow9802) November 20, 2021

Of course they are. Of course.

— Mark Ashworth (@marklarflash) November 20, 2021

It's all they have. Scapegoating is a popular tool for the totalitarian and would be totalitarian.

— Archer James ☦ (@ArcherJames10) November 20, 2021

Blake focuses on three trials to make his point but fails to mention the angry white males who rioted last summer and held a federal courthouse under siege for months — probably because they were all released and none of them went to trial. We’d argue that angry white liberals in Portland are the ones we should be wary of.

Related:

Former USA Today race and inclusion editor who claimed mass shootings are 'always an angry white man' says she was let go for 'challenging whiteness' https://t.co/3XafbzosKr

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 27, 2021