5 Feet of Fury

Jim Goad: Race Wars Among Minorities

Jim Goad writes:

If you notice a pattern there, it’s that Mexicans tend to prey on blacks in West Coast cities where they’ve already become an undisputed majority, while it’s blacks preying on Mexican intruders in East Coast cities where blacks still hold a numerical advantage.

To blame this all on capitalism or white privilege or institutional racism or ethnic redlining is to close your eyes, plug your ears, and ignore the obvious. All human events are better viewed through Darwin than through Marx. This is a classic turf war between animals who view themselves as different breeds. And it’s only natural; rather than the ethnic harmony that the salesmen keep trying to pitch us, diversity usually breeds conflict. If demographic trends continue, Mexicans will have the clear numerical advantage in this simmering war.