The Obama administration is currently discussing an unprecedented $78.5 million plan to block the Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes by closing Chicago-area waterways (see the latest here). The “non-native” fish has overrun patches of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers after escaping from farms back in the 1970s. The Asian carp, which can grow to be 4 feet long and are powerful enough to jump several feet out of the water, have been called the “nuclear bomb” of America’s waterways because they are a potential threat to the ecosystem.
But what I want to know is—why isn’t anyone talking about the real motive behind this smear campaign against the Asian carp? It’s good ole’ racism, folks. Think about it–would all these people be so outraged if it were Caucasian carp heading for the Great Lakes? And you know they wouldn’t raise a stink if it were African American carp because that wouldn’t be P.C., but it’s perfectly OK to scapegoat the Asian carp. Now, I know some of you might think I’m being oversensitive, but just look at the facts and I’m sure you’ll agree that the Asian carp has become the new Yellow Peril for the 21st Century.
So I recently stumbled onto this 
When Malcolm Gladwell’s book 
