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No, I do not.
But Rev. Wright is hardly alone in the world in sharing this suspicion. I've heard it before from respected black leaders. And, even though I've never looked into it, I suspect there are some pretty convincing conspiracy theories to support such a point of view. Especially a point of view that comes from a nearly 70 year old black man in America. I do not begrudge the man for holding this opinion and I certainly do not see it as racist.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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