Mark Steyn: Mugged by reality?

The Australian ^ | July 25, 2005 | Mark Steyn

[Tom D.]

"[M]ulticulturalism is a kind of societal Stockholm Syndrome. Atta's meetings with Bryant are emblematic: He wasn't a genius, a master of disguise in deep cover; indeed, he was barely covered at all, he was the Leslie Nielsen of terrorist masterminds - but the more he stuck out, the more Bryant was trained not to notice, or to put it all down to his vibrant cultural tradition."

Steyn pops 'em again.

[King Prout]

holy CRAP!

[jigsaw]

First posted HERE.

[justa-hairyape]

And, in a sense, we have: multiculturalism is a kind of societal Stockholm Syndrome.

Some have actually speculated that this type of 'multiculturalism' is precisely what made Rome internally weak and no longer able to hold off the Barbarians. Roman Legions lost their internal cohension or that which had defined them as being a 'Roman'. It appears that once again the more things have changed the more they have stayed the same. So the West has a weakness and the Barbarians are exploiting it.

[thegreatbeast]

Aha, Steyn is confabulating!

And yet, The Age's editor Andrew Jaspan still lives in another world. You'll recall that it was Jaspan who objected to the energy and conviction of certain freed Australian hostage, at least when it comes to disrespecting their captors: "I was, I have to say, shocked by Douglas Wood's use of the 'arsehole' word, if I can put it like that, which I just thought was coarse and very ill-thought through ... As I understand it, he was treated well there. He says he was fed every day, and as such to turn around and use that kind of language I think is just insensitive."

Noone paid to write can be that daft!

[G.Mason]

Clearly, a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself.

I'm sorry for slavery ... I'm sorry for shootin injuns ... I'm sorry for cuttin trees ... I'm sorry for SUV's ...

I'm sorry

[Savage Beast]

It's sooooooo hard to decide, but this could be Mark's best.

"a civilisation that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself."
~Jean-Francois Revel~

"One of the things that we are too ready to insist upon is that we are the tolerant people and that the intolerance is something that belongs to other countries like Islam. And I'm not sure that's true."
~Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws~

Give those two an Honorary Membership in Mensa!

[Savage Beast]

It bears posting again. So does this:

"Some people have made the slanderous accusation that I have killed my father and married my mother, and I'm not sure that's true."
~Oedipus~

[wita]

Ok, excellent beginning, so what is Steyn's final solution?

[Dawgreg]

I read sometime back that these murderous terrorists were chosen from the lot of "less than brilliant" young men. OBL probably knew he couldn't get anyone with the brain of a pissant to do his dasterdly deeds.

[6SJ7]

The biological equivalent of 'multiculturalism' would be the human body accepting disease instead of fighting it. 'Multiculturalism' will be the death of Western society. We are being tested, as a society, by the terrorists. Will the body fight the disease or succumb to it?

[Tolik]

PING

[johnnyBbad]

Socialism + multiculturalism = no survival instinct.

[isaiah55version11_0]

VIZZINI :Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I'm not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool; you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

MAN IN BLACK:You've made your decision then? VIZZINI : Not remotely. Because iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows. And Australia is entirely peopled with criminals. And criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me. So I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.

MAN IN BLACK:Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.

[jigsaw]

It bears posting again.

I agree. I posted a link primarily so Freepers could see other comments already made.

[KC_Conspirator]

From the "The Princess Bride". Great movie.

[eureka!]

bump

[mwilli20]

How, may I ask, is he confabulating?

[thegreatbeast]

It was a joke, dude. Lighten up.

[Savage Beast]

Hey, I appreciate that, JS. I always wondered why people noted that something had been previously posted; now I know, and I appreciate it. ~S