In the Fox News universe, the people protesting the grand jury verdict in Ferguson, Missouri, aren't motivated by longstanding racial injustice and the all-too-common shooting of black youths by police, Jon Stewart explained on Monday night's Daily Show. No, the rioters (and peaceful protesters) are being duped into anger and action by "racial arsonists" (and "race hustlers," "race grievance industry leaders," and "racial racketeers").
Sean Hannity says the instigators are President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, and Al Sharpton. ("Be honest my friend," Stewart taunted. "Are those the three people responsible, or did you just name the only three black guys you could think of?") But the underlying narrative at FNC is the same regardless: Blacks have a "victim mentality." Stewart obviously savored this bit:
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