Human nature surprises the New York Times

Hmmm. Curious stuff. I get the sense that the New York Times had a lot of trouble writing this article. It's as if they didn't see this stuff coming and are now perplexed as to why it is happening. All hail diversity!

Racial Hate Feeds a Gang War’s Senseless Killing

"Our cultural and ethnic diversity are cornerstones of a strong L.A.," the mayor [Antonio R. Villaraigosa] said Friday, "and violent crime motivated by the victim's skin color will not be tolerated."

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, an African-American syndicated columnist who plays host to the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable, a weekly gathering in the Leimert Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles, said blacks complained that illegal Latin American immigrants were stealing jobs. Latinos, particularly newcomers unaccustomed to living among large numbers of African-Americans, in turn accuse blacks of criminal activity and harassing them.

"I think L.A. is a microcosm of what could happen in big cities in the future," Mr. Hutchinson said. "When we have the kind of tension you see in L.A. in the schools, the workplace and now hate-crime violence, my great concern is this is a horrific view of what could happen in other cities."

I'm amused at the non-sequitur nature of Villaraigosa's comment, especially as it is juxtaposed with Mr. Hutchinsons warning to America's big cities.

I'll ask again: What is it about mass-immigration that is supposed to "enrich" us? It really is sad that my rather dim view of human nature is so constantly and explicitly confirmed.

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