I've noticed that if you spend ten years without shooting dope, people consider you an ex-junkie, but one never is considered an 'ex-woman-beater.'
Jim GoadNowadays, you suffer the same risks - ostracism, career loss, possible assault - for being perceived as racist that you would have encountered a century ago for daring to question racist ideology.
Jim GoadMany of the racial problems in America are caused by the fact that people are innately tribal, and politicians know how to exploit that biological fact.
Jim GoadI've never had a meth habit, I don't walk around naked, and unless I'm actively provoked, I'm generally polite and well-spoken.
Jim Goad