The double standard has led to
other ugly consequences: the legitimization of white racist rhetoric in the advocacy of reverse affirmative action among ordinary Americans who don't necessarily read the Times, and the re-emergence of white racism as a political program in the candidacy of former klansman David Duke.
Another very
ugly result of diverting billions of tons of agriculture to fuel production is the
consequence of food shortages and skyrocketing food prices, especially when
other sources of food are interrupted due to natural weather events.