Okay, Derb. I won’t get into a tit-for-tat with you when you’re in the populist equivalent of prolier-than-thou. But such instincts as racism and xenophobia do exist, even in America. I agree with you that they are less at play than the media and illegal immigration apologists suggest, which is pretty much what I said. Just to be clear: I don’t consider patriotism or the cherishing of traditional values to be “base” either and never said so.