>By the way, one more note on the "ruling class is racist" thread--I
>was talking to a local activist here in Kansas City last night. This
>person has spent some time moving around in the social circles of
>Kansas City's elite class. He informs me that they are indeed very
>racist, paranoid about black people especially.
Hmm, that's interesting - Tom Frank argues that Kansans aren't racist, so race can't explain the backlash.
Doug