The real question is did any of this sink in or make you re-consider your stance?  if not, then how do you explain the 90%+ negative reception to your article other than an inidcation of an increasing backlash against pushes for more self hatred amongst Whites?

TR

I am a two time Silicon Valley CEO and I would be honored if you would compare me to the coach of a top NBA team.  I want to win.  I am always trying to hire the absolute best and the brightest.  In Silicon Valley the difference in outcomes between high achievers and regular people is enormous.  Some of our best programmers are worth 20 regular programmers.   All in all, think of Silicon Valley as the NBA for engineers.

I am always looking for a leg up on my competition.  I would hope that my competition would blunder and ignore a specific group of highly talented individuals, because then I could hire them.  Up til now I have not found this to be the case.

All in all – you sound like an “outsider” to me who is reporting based on optics, rather than one who is in the trenches trying to grow a business.

Let’s look at some stats in Atlanta. According to city-data dot com, Atlanta’s population is 519145. Atlanta’s murder rate is about 4.5 times the national average.

Atlanta murders, year-by-year, from city-data dot com:
1999 – 143. 
2000 – 134. 
2001 – 144. 
2002 – 152. 
2003 – 149. 
2004 – 112.
2005 – 90. 
2006 – 110. 
2007 – 129. 
2008 – 105. 
2009 – 80.
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Let’s check out Portland, OR with a population of 550396.
Portland, with a population over 31,251 more than Atlanta, has about 27
murders per year on average.

Portland murders, year-by-year, from city-data dot com. 
1999 – 35. 
2000 – 19. 
2001- 21. 
2002 – 20. 
2003 – 27. 
2004 – 29. 
2005 – 20.
2006 – 20. 
2007 – 22. 
2008 – 26. 
2009 – 19.
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Portland and Atlanta demographics compared:

Portland = 76% white, only about 7% black

Atlanta = 31% white, 61% black.

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Blacks – 61% of the killers, 60% of the victims.
Hispanics – 29% of the killers, 27% of the victims.
Whites – 7% of the killers, 8% of the victims.
Asians – 3% of the killers, 3% of victims.

Racial demographics of NYC from city-data dot com:

White alone – 2,961,851 (35.3%)
Hispanic – 2,315,041 (27.6%)
Black alone – 1,931,723 (23.0%)
Asian alone – 998,081 (11.9%)

The problem is that I would be willing to bet that you really don’t want to talk about race…..at least not if the discussion is not on your terms.  I’m more than willing to talk aout race.  But the problem is that minorities and self-hating White leftist hand wringers don’t want to hear my side of it.

Take me, a white guy, and Snoop Dogg.  (An unlikely pairing, true…)  Since whites are underrepresented in the gangsta rap genre, we’d bring more diversity by having me on the mic, and Snoop on the sound board.  But, I can guarantee you that we’ll be more successful the other way around.  Does this illustrate racism on the part of the music industry?  Maybe – but throwing a little Occam’s Razor in the mix, maybe it’s the fact that Snoop is better at rapping, and a nerd like me would be better on the mixer.

Back to Silicon Valley – you mention Carol Bartz.  Have you heard anyone crowing about how successful Yahoo was because her plumbing was different?  But, let anyone suggest that it’s lack of success was for that reason, and they would (rightly, IMO) be told that they were being sexist.  8 of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women, last count I saw.  Can’t say that I really cared.

The correct term for what CNN has done is not “starting a dialogue”, it’s “race-baiting.”  You mentioned that you’ve consulted with the National Association of Black Journalists – that’s great; but, can you even imagine the existence of a National Association of White Journalists?  What if I tried to join the National Association of Black Journalists – would I be denied?  I joined the Black Student Association when I was in college; they were suspicious, but I assured them that rather than talk, I was going for action.  I ended up being the Secretary the second semester.

In my experience, actions speak louder than words ever can.  Making a difference is much more effective than making people feel shame.  Concessions granted out of shame will always lead to resentment; and, if I had to pick one work to describe the negative comments above mine, that would be the word.  We had a sneak peek when now-Justice Sotomayor’s comments about a “wise Latina” came out.  A large number of people asked themselves “What does ones race have to do with interpreting law?”

Come to think of it, out of my 5 best friends, 3 are black.  Maybe I do need diversity classes.  :)

You, sir, are a dumbass.

Not at all.  Jobs, like Dell and Gates, got there through intelligence and hard work – not because of some mythical “white skin privilege.”

I don’t work in the tech sector, but I sure do buy a lot of products produced by that sector.  Do you think that I as a consumer really care how diverse the tech sector’s work force is?  Of course not!  I want value at a competitive price. If the people who can produce what I want are all white guys, so be it. If it turns out that they are all wise Hispanic females, so be it.

Stop blaming “white racism” for your failures.

If “diversity” is so damned good, then why must it be imposed upon us literally at gun point?