The Simple Truths Silver Mine

[Velasco]

Why now?  (...)  

If he had been banned right then and there at the time of his earliest offenses (before he collected a sizable fan club), we wouldn't be having all this drama over him.  

Simple truth or not?

[Velasco]

There's an element of discrimination, but it isn't racial. The problem is that if you write something like "ethnic-based discrimination" you might lead someone into error, because "ethnic" has a connotation of "origin" and "community" but also a connotation of "race".