"...is because, under the skin, Democrat or Republican, neocon or liberal, genius or moron, Americans are seething with homicidal race hatred. Sure, sure, we all pretend we're full of multicultural "understanding" and positively brimming with small-d democratic longings for "equality." Until some Latino swipes our favorite parking spot, or some black dude cops an attitude in the supermarket checkout lane. And it's dangerous to admit such things public or there might be a, you know, race war or something.

However, I want to be totally fair here. It's not a one-way street. Contrary to popular opinion, white people have feelings too. And let me ask you this: when was the last time you saw grown up white people dressing up like indians, or calling themselves silly names like Professor Longhair? (Forget Captain Beefheart for a minute.) I want to argue that white people -- that is to say, generally speaking -- have more important things to think about. Like thermonuclear war, for example. And other neat shit too cool to imagine, like what The Geeks of War, who you can bet are all 99.9% Aryo-Caucasian, think about..."