tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post5701732484482871924..comments2024-03-28T12:16:12.797-07:00Comments on Inductivist: Ron Guhnamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-14385133081674429652008-07-19T10:53:00.000-07:002008-07-19T10:53:00.000-07:00Conspiracies and suspicion abound in black culture...Conspiracies and suspicion abound in black culture, as John McWhorter himself has written about. Conspiracies about HIV, crack cocaine, Church's chicken, Kool cigarettes, hidden KKK symbolism and god knows what else - I think, if Obama manages to lose this election (and let's face it, it's his to lose), many blacks will chalk it up to some nefarious government plan. I wonder how the black ghettos will react on election day. Win or lose for Obama, there's a decent chance <I>something</I> will happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-84056969372166631092008-07-18T11:49:00.000-07:002008-07-18T11:49:00.000-07:00When people have a strong emotional investment in ...When people have a strong emotional investment in a particular world view it is almost impossible to shake them from their belief. Years ago classic study called <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Prophecy_Fails" REL="nofollow">When Prophecy Fails</A> was written about this phenomenon. <BR/><BR/>No matter what happens in the fall, blacks are unlikely to abandon the cult of victimhood that provides a comforting explanation for any bad outcomes they experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com