I mean, ethnic minorities are untouchable. The west is trying to build closer ties with China so communism is out. Even religious institutions do not serve that purpose anymore. The media is a perfect scapegoat for the '90s. God bless the media.
Every society needs a good scapegoat.
A good one like the media saves us from having to muster up the guts to take responsibility for our actions and hold people accountable for theirs. If the symbol of innocence and naivete in our society is out there gunning people down, then there must be something deeply wrong. That notion would be pretty tough to digest. Luckily, we have the media to dump all of this on. Yeah, sure, those kids must have watched too many Stallone movies and been exposed to hatred on the Net.