Parsing the smirk of a teenager. Yes, this confrontation between Black Hebrew Israelites (a fringe militant group), American Indian elders and privileged white teenage boys wearing MAGA hats in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial on the eve of Martin Luther King Day shows us how divided we are as a nation.
The situation also shows how the rise of “whataboutism” has corrupted our sense of right and wrong. If you do something wrong, what about the other guy? If you look closely enough, isn’t there enough blame to go around? Aren’t there good — and bad — people on all sides?