Now that there is physical evidence that directly contradicts the allegations of rape at this party, are we going to see an apology? In all the coverage of this incident there have been no bounds in the exploitation of the stereotype of the wealthy, white frat boy. I'll grant that I've known a few wealthy, white frat boy jerks in my day, but that doesn't forgive the way objectivity was thrown out the window to give a few bleeding hearts the chance to vent about racial division and injustice. Are we going to see stories now on how the poor black residents of Durham are are "out of control," a lying, shiftless lot ready to do anything --including cry rape -- to squeeze their achieving white neighbors?

Good question. Will there be any apology from the vocal white people haters? Heck no! Mere innocence alone is not enough to exempt these kids. The are after all, rich. They are white. And they are boys. They are a perfect stand-in for the persecution fantasies of all America.

In the 30+ years since a white congress and a white president enacted Affirmative Action... In the nearly 150 years since a white president ended slavery... Now that American blacks are the richest per capita blacks in the entire world. Now I ask... Have these great gifts from white society been effective?

Clearly yes. Blacks have made great strides, particularly in the past 30 years. Nearly all sane people will also tell you that there is still more progress to be made.

But here is the larger question. Do blacks hate whites more or less since these gifts were given?

It is an honset question that deserves consideration. Especially in light of the rhetoric being used here at Duke. Especially in light of Murphy Malone's pretend reality where whites were standing by the side instead of leading these things.

We have given a great gift to an underpriveledged portion of our society, and they respond with redoubled hatred for us. The hatred manifests itself in the form of false accusation and calls for violence against whites.

The old victim becomes the new perpetrator.

You're scaring me.

Not only are you scaring me...but you don't seem to answer points I make, or questions I pose. I did you the courtesy of directly analyzing your concerns, but apparently you find reciprocation difficult. I find your rants evasive, and fueled by disturbing emotions rather than compassion or logic.

Your arguments are outdated and your points are irrelevant. Instead of reciprocating, I will rebut all that you have written.

>You're scaring me.

You are scared because you are blinded by a reality that no longer exists. There is nobody lynching blacks in the streets, and there hasn't been for my entire 32 years on this earth. There are however, whites being punished severely by the excessive power of the PC language police. The only ones scared should be those who speak the truth to power about the current issue of race in America. They are the ones who suffer under the current regime.

>I understand the conversational leverage that the term "racist" represents, though I'm not sure I'd grant it the power you seem to. It fits our American mold of dumbing everything down into childish dichotomies: as though one mightn't harbor beliefs with racist elements without being a cross-burning Klan member.

This dichotomy of which you speak is a strictly enforced quasi-law in our society. I didn't write it, and I don't advocate enforcing it. Here's an example of it. A few years ago, Jimmy the Greek was fired from CBS Sports for saying that blacks have physical advantages over whites that make them better athletes. This is not only largely true, but also a belief with some rascist elements. Your side decided that it made Jimmy a cross burning Klansman and he was immedately fired. Career ended! Childish dichotomy enforced!

>Again, I must question the skew of a perspective that would lead to taking ONE element from a story to go off at length on the black victimization industry (and my question remains whether the black victimization choir made the perpetrators hurl racial epithets).

I claim that the black leadership leads by playing the victim and asking for favors to balance that victim status out. It is ONE element of many. It is also true. Whether or not racial epithets have been hurled (and they have been hurled by both sides) is irrelevant to my wholly correct point.

>This same skewed perspective... an odd term to use... enormous CONTRIBUTIONS to society... rambling... etc...

"Skewed perspective," "odd term to use." That's not really an argument, so nothing to respond to. Meanwhile, I do not dispute the contributions of blacks. So again, nothing to debate in this huge rambling paragraph.

In conclusion. I don't think that we disagree about much else, just the change in distribution of power along racial lines in our society. You argue from the standpoint of 1966. Back then, you would have been correct. I argue from the standpoint of 2006. Take a moment and think about how much has changed in the past 40 years. Is your 1966 rhetoric applicable today? Sadly no.

I don't see how I'm arguing from a 60's perspective where blacks are lynched in the streets. I'm arguing from a perspective that thinks your take on things is distorted by undue paranoia and resentment. For instance, if you read my "rambling paragraph" you'll see that my statements are intended to refute belittling distortions such as:

"Murphy Malone's pretend reality where whites were standing by the side instead of leading these things."

Not only did I never imply that whites stood by the side, but the original paragraph was a qualification of your statement about blacks' achievement of progress, power, and cultural visibility as solely a gift from whites. (Note twice the use of the word "also.")

Do you really feel so threatened by whatever power blacks have? Has their power really made life so difficult for you, or threatened your own power? Not only do I see black charges of racism often being ignored or dismissed (by mentalities like yours) as well as heard, but the distribution of power is quite arguable. Because racism is a touchy issue, and P.C. went too far, all of a sudden blacks have too much power in society?