thoughts in and out of season
Sir David Calvert-Smith, UK director of public prosecutions, says most Britons are guilty of racism. He’s right, of course. Once you buy into antiracism and the rest of it the need to extirpate all traces of non-bureaucratic human relatedness becomes a sort of jihad—an infinite battle for the goal that exceeds all others. … More ...
I found this BBC article, EU immigration policies condemned, a useful compendium of open-borders rhetorical devices:
The indisputable orthodoxy today is that companies need to be able to integrate all sorts of people into their workforce, and that diversity is strength. Hence such things as the following: Diversity drive at BP targets gay staff , and Wales: Training Service Opened To Combat Homophobia In Workplace. If you think there’s a … More ...
An interesting addition to social taxonomy—Indians in Malaysia: A community in distress. I don’t know of another expat Indian underclass. Possible causes: they have to compete with the far more numerous Chinese, and don’t benefit from the strong affirmative action programs in favor of the Malay majority. Also, they were brought to Malaya … More ...
Liberals have traditionally been very much concerned with procedure, perhaps because they justify their rule by saying they impose nothing substantive but only a general requirement of fair play. On the other hand, it’s obvious that on some issues like affirmative action they know what the answer has to be and all others are not … More ...
Makes sense: if you import the world, then you import the inequalities of the world. The headline says “Census Finds Rising Tide, and Many Who Missed Boat”, but the data suggest it’s less those missing the boat than those getting off the boat who are behind declining incomes in places like LA.
Openness, tolerance and diversity in education: the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has charged a student publication with “disruption” for using photographs of a meeting of a student group, the Movimiento Estudiantil de Chicanos de Aztlan (MEChA). UCSD policy on student publications is rather changeable, it seems. In 1995 they had unequivocally defended MEChA’s … More ...
Don’t miss Jason Eubanks’ comment (including links) on spats among Muslims, Jews and homosexuals over who’s the pure victim and who’s aligned with the oppressor.
Immigration hits Anytown, USA: New ethnic patchwork frays community bonds. It’s not clear why one would choose for this to happen.
Mark Steyn writes in his usual style about Mohammed Atta’s attempt to get a government loan to finance the purchase of an airplane, but the witticisms aren’t necessary. The actual interview with the loan officer can stand alone: after an hour-long discussion about cutting her throat, destroying Washington D.C., and the greatness of Osama bin … More ...