I have maintained for some time that there is simply not enough hate to go around, and that supposedly anti-hate groups and individuals are manufacturing phony hate incidents.  The psychology involved sometimes is complex, revolving around self-hate, but in other instances, it is purely commercial – the opportunity to raise money, or bullying – the opportunity to intimidate spineless college administrators into meeting demands for (variously) ethnic or sexuality studies programs faculty slots, student centers, or any of the other baubles purchased out of the high tuitions and student activity fees extorted in return for a degree. The latest outrageous phony hate crime comes from Salisbury State University on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, a campus fully 25% minority, where black students had previously protested vague forms of racism. Just before Thanksgiving, the president called a meeting with minority student leaders to discuss race relations on campus....(Read Full Post)