I think there is widespread belief among folkies in general that they are more virtuous and enlightened than the rest of humanity. I've seen scant evidence of that in my 30 years around folkies, who I find to be much more conservative than the political Radical Left with which they are often associated.

Knowing who is involved in the positions of power at Folk Alliance will tell the real story about this. Rank and file folkies don't make these decisions, the FA leadership does.

BTW, the accusations against the hotel, if proven to be true, are pretty awful. So folks should remember, they do have the right to start a folk boycott of the conference, if they choose to act in solidarity with the NAACP boycott.