I believe Sweden has passed this gap recently. Politicians, even on the left, can now oppose gang violence and comment on some integration problems without being labeled as outright racist.
However, most of the media and people on the opposing side of the political spectrum are still wary of people who focus too much on crime and integration problems. They are viewed as populist and are kept at an arms length distance. So it is still necessary to balance these opinions with sober coverage of other, less infected, issues. Our equivalent to InfoWars exist on the extreme far right and still doesn't have real credibility among common people. I believe most of the middle class don't have to deal with conspiracy theorists in their families or at work just yet.
However, most of the media and people on the opposing side of the political spectrum are still wary of people who focus too much on crime and integration problems. They are viewed as populist and are kept at an arms length distance. So it is still necessary to balance these opinions with sober coverage of other, less infected, issues. Our equivalent to InfoWars exist on the extreme far right and still doesn't have real credibility among common people. I believe most of the middle class don't have to deal with conspiracy theorists in their families or at work just yet.