The danger of ambivalence
During the protests over summer after George Floyd s killing, Stacy noticed his congregation making a turn towards a conspiracy theory about child sex trafficking. I began to see on social media people ignoring or pushing away Black Lives Matter by saying, you know, oh, well, no one s over here talking about trafficking, Stacy told NPR. He said the concern about child trafficking started out as legitimate it is an awful truth that exists. But he quickly noticed that his parishioners started using it as shorthand for a lie: that Democrats with prominent roles in business, media and government are running child trafficking rings.
Bo Hamby (he/him) is a producer and director at Morning Edition. His career in journalism started at KCRW in Los Angeles, where he spent a couple years
Bo Hamby (he/him) is a producer and director at Morning Edition. His career in journalism started at KCRW in Los Angeles, where he spent a couple years
Bo Hamby (he/him) is a producer and director at Morning Edition. His career in journalism started at KCRW in Los Angeles, where he spent a couple years
Bo Hamby (he/him) is a producer and director at Morning Edition. His career in journalism started at KCRW in Los Angeles, where he spent a couple years