I'm almost glad Jayson Blair fucked up
CalPundit is still on the Reactionary Right's racial blindness, and I can't decide what pleases me more: CalPundit's kick-off statement:
Affirmative action brings with it a host of problems. Hell, everything about race in America brings with it a whole host of problems. But when guys like Bevan - who's hardly the most doctrinaire conservative around - think we've made so much progress that racism is basically not that big a deal any more, what hope is there of ever finding any middle ground on the issue?
Disagreements about affirmative action programs I can understand. But a refusal to admit that race is even a serious problem any more I can't. What kind of sheltered existence produces such naivete?
or the followup comments by (in order of appearance)
Matthew Langer, Atrios,
Rook, Brian Schefke, Rob,
Patrick Nielsen Hayden, and
Matthew Yglesias. I can't guarantee they "get it" but they're making a good run at it. (the links are to the commenters' blogs, not to the comments themselves)
Later: Damn, I can't respond in the thread AND keep up with the posts. Some of them do "get it." Two more good ones popped up behind my back, not to mention a question that's actually fair. But I'm satisfied for now and going to bed.
Later later: Drew Vogel's comments.
I'm really going to bed now.
posted by Prometheus 6 at 5/14/2003 12:08:47 AM |
