I doubt the media will ever willingly give up their 'right' to sensationalise, demonise, dehumanise and dog whistle, thus intentionally or unintentionally (and even the fact that I have to write that is disgraceful) inciting others, and then sitting back and insisting that "it's not our fault guv, we're just reporting the news innit?".
I mean the media could do so much to alter their appraoch and tone, but they won't.
Only legislation can change that, but that's a can of 'free expression' worms which we should all worry about. And social media compounds things a millionfold.
And people - individuals - will continue to be easily exercised and incited, because they lack the conceptual tools to be able to channel their emotions constructively and positively, and because we have created a culture in which macho, tooled-up, combatitive behaviour is valorised and too many can't separate mythopoetic entertainment from the actions of reality. There are deeper issues, maybe, as well about the lack of outlet for the 'heroic' impulse and stuff like that which academics will write copiously about, but which none of us really understand or know how to deal with, and most will just dismiss.
And that's before we even begin to bring despicable politicians into the mix
So there's no easy way out. People will continue to be incited all across the world, and people will continue to be killed. We're literally powerless to stop the inevitable unfolding.
It's a shitshow. I haven't felt this negative about humanity for a long time. Sorry to use this place as a dumping ground.