Keeping Quiet About Racism

At the risk of making a total fool of myself, I refer the gentle reader to Nick in the Observer.

Trevor Phillips is wary [of Barack Obama] for good reasons. He suspects Obama is 'helping to postpone the arrival of a post-racial America' by offering white Americans a deal: vote for me and I'll stop you feeling guilty by keeping quiet about racism.

Whatever you say, Trev and Nick.

Via John Cole.