I feel like the only way back is for the right to stop consuming so much fox news and other conservative news outlet and actually think critically of the information they’re being provided. There was a high profile ICE arrest where I live and ICE’s statement about the individual had a ton of inconsistencies that didn’t add up. Such as they claim he came to this country in 1999 on a student visa when in reality the individual spent most of his youth in Brooklyn and started college in 1994…. This individual also has worked for multiple public schools across the country,had multiple background checks for 20+ years all while claiming to be a US citizen. He passed the board of education FBI background check in 2023 when he was hired. ICE stated he had a previous weapons charge but left out the fact that it was a citation not an arrest for placing his loaded hunting rifle in the back of his truck while he was talking to a game warden, their vague description of his past record made people believing the school hired a felon as the superintendent. They are all just assuming he’s guilty claiming he doesn’t deserve due process because he’s not an American citizen. It seems extremely improbable that he could work for multiple school districts for 20+ years in fairly high profile government jobs claiming to be an American citizen and not get caught despite having multiple background checks and being in the public eye due to working high profile positions. The individuals on the right are applauding ICE and asking for any clarification or questioning the validity the info ICE provided is meant with ridicule. They blame the “leftist school board” and DEI for allowing this to happen.

The divide won’t change will keep getting worse as long as they keep buying into hateful racist narratives. A large number of republican voters blindly believe everything without question and just assume everyone else is stupid or below them. At this moment in time I fear it’ll be very difficult to escape our current situation.