Why Are We Seeing So Much Asian Hate?

In the past year, we ve seen a dramatic surge in anti-Asian rhetoric and hate crimes against people of Asian heritage. Where is this coming from? The corporate media would have us believe it s a personal problem stemming from individual bigotry, but the actual source is much more structural. In this episode we ll explore the history of anti-Asian sentiment in the US and look at the most significant cause of this rash of new Asian hate. BayArea415 s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w47L6QAmgI Why Are We Seeing So Much Asian Hate? – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS music by Sam Kužel - https://samkuzel.com/ Citations and further reading: Covid stats: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Rock Springs Massacre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Springs_massacre Seattle Expulsions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_riot_of_1886 State Dept statement on China being “not caucasian” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/world/asia/united-states-china-conflict.html Military action causing displacement of millions https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/09/conflicts-us-war-on-terror-displaced-37-million-people-report New video every Friday! Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com