The lie reasserted itself swiftly against the Black Lives Matter moment.

Evidence

Yet just as it did in response to the civil rights movement, the lie moved quickly to reassert itself. We soon heard cries of “All Lives Matter.” Cops were found not guilty in the killing of unarmed black men. Republican legislatures began to consider bills that would sanction protests. They also passed draconian voter ID laws that would affect the next election in places like Wisconsin. The anger of the Tea Party saturated the country’s politics as many pundits described their economic angst and downplayed their cultural anxiety about the demographic changes in the country. — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Begin Again, 116

Categorization

• DEFINE: ‘The lie’ in action: the reassertion mechanism the reader’s whole framing depends on.