Race & Murder/ Strawperson of "only racism"

[kirsten neilsen]

actually, charles, this thread started with an expression of outrage
from you that the media were somehow covering up or denying the racist
origins of this incident. i simply countered that racism was not the
primary motive for these boys' actions and that overemphasizing their
racism as motivation would be a mistake. others articulated reasons why
overemphasizing racism as a motive would be a mistake. furthermore, the
media have not ignored the race angle or the nazi sympathy angle. you
are the one who doesn't seem to have a grip.  but, as you said before,
"whatever."

btw as part of a response to me, via kelly, you suggested that it would
have been more accurate of me to say that the isiah's father's
statements contradicted earlier sentiments attributed to him by the nyt,
not that he contradicted himself. i agree with this correction. my
earlier statement was careless.

kirsten