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L'affaire #JohnDerbyshire - Shockflation + Phase Transition

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I assume you've heard about #JohnDerbyshire, a writer for National Review, and also the shmoe who penned an article for TakiMag on a "The Talk: Nonblack version". If you haven't, go read it (warning.  Have a barf-bag handy). Its filled with handy tips like (10d)   Do not attend   events likely to draw a lot of blacks . (10e)   If you are at some public event at which   the number of blacks suddenly swells , leave as quickly as possible. (10h)   Do not act the   Good Samaritan   to blacks in apparent distress, e.g., on the highway. (10i)   If accosted by a strange black in the street, smile and say something polite but   keep moving Theres a lot more, just go read it (with barf-bag).  Anyhow, continuing on, first some definitions Shockflation The need to keep increasing the shock-value of a statement/position.  Punditroids - the ones who thrive on shock-value - have to keep pushing the edge.  Its not unl...