town and city council and boards of ed and this is happening in town after town across what is still a very red country. >> i will just acknowledge your analysis there, brian. there wasn't a question. but i will share some thoughts. i think that a lot of people are afraid. i think people have been sold a path to power through grievance. i think folks are feeling a little lonely and a lot scared when power shifts. and make no mistake. mauer is shifting. virginia was the capital of the confederacy and now they are taking down confederate flags. it's becoming younger, brown,er and all kinds of colors that aren't white and that makes certain people feel afraid. what i want to see from the media is not to pretend that things are like they were in the before times and also i want us to talk about some of these challenges, especially in schools, through a different