>As the California population has grown more ethnically diverse,
I don't get this. The California population has always been ethnically diverse.
>the privatization of the public sphere has been sold to the electorate
>through a seemingly endless parade of racist bogeymen: immigration,
>affirmative action, bilingual education.
Which can also be read as desperation. This is where Reed has a point, why not pounce on this as a sign of weakness from the other side and raise the stakes?