Stacey is the real deal. If only this country weren't so racist. Why do I say that?

[Perrenial Voter]

2. I heard a segment on NPR recently that looked at the psychology of not wanting to "come

in last," in which it was explained that people would do things that hurt other people, even if it also hurt them too, in order to avoid being at the bottom of the social ladder. I think there may also be a pragmatic element to the racism: a study done in South African in the heyday of apartheid found that middle- and upper-class whites were willing to abolish apartheid, but working class whites thought that they might lose their jobs if this happened because they weren't in profession requiring a high level of education.