[A CONSERVATIVE ONE]

I posted it the full aricle just in case the link is missed.

[Burkeman1]

She was passing a condom boutique, its window filled with various revolting novelty prophylactics, ‘cum rags’, etc. It was a perfect snapshot of the internal contradictions of multicultural diversity. In 30 years’ time, either the Arab lady will still be there, or the condom store, but not both. Which would you bet on?

National Review’s John Derbyshire wrote last week about a ‘1945 solution’ for Iraq. This is shorthand for the bombing of Dresden, the nuking of Hiroshima, etc. — the sort of stern measures that let an enemy know he’s well and truly whipped. But, as Mr Derbyshire points out, war abroad is determined by culture at home, and if we were fighting the second world war today, we wouldn’t nuke Hiroshima or even intern Japanese-Americans: the culture will not permit it. Nor will it permit old-school imperialism. Culturally sensitive nation-building is as aggressive as you can get these days. So Bush has gone for the only big-picture scenario available.

Can someone tell me what Steyn here likes or hates?

[John Will]

Ironically, the Birthplace of western cuturle is rejecting the very ideals that made it dominant, while the rising nations are accepting it.

While Russia is embracing it's Orthodox hertige.

[dufekin]

During good times, populations tend to increase, according to the fundamental tenets of population biology. The population of Europeans in Europe is decreasing steadily, indicating that they are NOT enjoying good times. Although Europeans generally are physically healthy and long-lived, they must be struggling and desperately unhealthy. What's their problem? What makes Europeans so infertile? It's an almost unprecedented mental disease spreading in epidemic proportions: liberalism.

[Destro]

Islam will never accept pluralist, liberal democracy. Shut the borders kick out these barely civilized scum and ban most abortions.

[Travelgirl]

Thanks for posting.

[maica]

You might like to read some of the 117 comments following the previous post of this article, in case you were wondering why this thread did not have many replies.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1122405/posts

[nothingnew]

Steyn Bump. Thanks for posting the whole article. Tough business beating q to the post-time.

FMCDH

[MegaSilver]

BUMP

[AlbionGirl]

She was passing a condom boutique, its window filled with various revolting novelty prophylactics, ‘cum rags’, etc. It was a perfect snapshot of the internal contradictions of multicultural diversity. In 30 years’ time, either the Arab lady will still be there, or the condom store, but not both. Which would you bet on?

I must confess, I'm not sure who to root for here.

National Review’s John Derbyshire wrote last week about a ‘1945 solution’ for Iraq. This is shorthand for the bombing of Dresden, the nuking of Hiroshima, etc. — the sort of stern measures that let an enemy know he’s well and truly whipped. But, as Mr Derbyshire points out, war abroad is determined by culture at home, and if we were fighting the second world war today, we wouldn’t nuke Hiroshima or even intern Japanese-Americans: the culture will not permit it. Nor will it permit old-school imperialism. Culturally sensitive nation-building is as aggressive as you can get these days. So Bush has gone for the only big-picture scenario available.

This 'reluctance' will change when it might be too late, but it will change and the carnage will be the worst History has ever noted.

[TOUGH STOUGH]

Thank you for the post.