"I think American white conservatives and white liberals are, by and large, both racist. But the liberals believe they’re not racists—in fact, they believe in nothing else with so much commitment. They insist they don't have a racist bone in their bodies; they don't even see race; they were over that a long time ago."
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Crispin Sartwell
Crispin Gallagher Sartwell (born 1958) is an American philosopher, self-professed and journalist. He received his B.A. from the , his M.A. from and his from the —where his dissertation supervisor was Richard Rorty—-and is currently on leave from his position as a member of the faculty of in .
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