[steel_resolve]

Yet many black Americans, like the woman at my debate, still seem to view racial questions through an antediluvian lens. To them, it is always the 1960s: White bigotry remains a clear and present danger, and the reason so many black Americans die before their time.

fixed.

[Sherman Logan]

A great many white Americans also think black problems are all whitey’s fault.

The neat thing about this is that by denouncing and blaming their own group, race or country they exclude theselves from the group in question. Arrogant self-righteousness doesn’t solve problems, but it can be a lot of fun for the participants.