The man on the television

[wishesofastar]

My uncle listened to a man on the television.  The man told him how to think.  For years, the world hummed along about the way the man said it should.  My uncle listened, nodded, agreed.  His world was at peace.

Then, things shifted.  A black man got elected president.  Lots of people in the country didn’t agree with the man on the television and

Comments

[nontacitare]

I'm so sorry about the rift in your family; it's not fair.

This is very well-written, and goes a long way to explaining some of what we've been seeing for the last year. Do you mind if I provide a link on Shakesville?

[wishesofastar]

That would be awesome, thanks!

[wishesofastar]

I was flabbergasted by the whole series of incidents. My mom and my cousin were relatively close; it's amazing to me that my cousin would buy the propaganda so fully that she just cut my mom off.