The most demoralizing thing about the current race-baiting climate is the relative silence of those hundreds of thousands (millions?) of minority individuals who view American citizenship, advancement, and prosperity as goals unattainable via subscribing to the ethnic/racial whining of the 'new segregationists'.
But my solution to all the above is gonna have to wait a couple hours cuz my alma mater is on the court against Purdue ;-)
Good post...you nailed it. Good luck to your alma mater...:)