How embarrassing for you. How do you hope to have your opinions viewed as credible when you attack the messenger rather than the message?
What is the subject of (assertions made in) the article? It is: "White guilt = black power".
Maybe you think that those who read and post on this Free Republic forum are unable to have the courage to engage in critical thought.
If you want to enjoy credibility with any, other than feminized, emotion-driven males and air-head females, you will have to legitimately refute the assertions made in "the message" rather than disengenuously attempt to judge the motives of "the messenger" and the paper for which he writes.
Comments such as the one you made are just another example of how the legalistic, religious left (modern-day Pharisees) always expose themselves as the quintessential examples of intolerance and judgementalism. Unless others "convert" to their politically correct views, and speak and act as they "should" they are "bad people".
Now, if you want to make an attempt to legitimately refute the assertions that Shelby Steele makes, please do so. If all you can do is engage in personal attacks, you won't be taken seriously by intellectually honest people.
However do you conclude that I was attacking the messenger, in any way?
And why should I be embarrassed when I am in 100% agreement with Mr. Steele's words?
My comment solely addressed the observation that we, as a nation, have become so race-stricken that, in the minds of many, a white guy isn't viewed as qualified to address the subject. And that, by default, only a black man may comment credibly.