Of course, like Galileo, he was forced to recant his heresy by the lying Establishment, but Truth has a way of crashing through delusion and mendacity to reveal itself in all its magnificence and power--to the consternation of the liars.
Any Freeper who hasn't read it should try to get a copy. That's increasingly hard to do, but there is a free downloadable version at BooksVooks - The Camp of the Saints.
Raspail describes the end of western civilization through mass immigration. He says he was inspired to write the book while at the French Riviera in 1971. As he looked across the Mediterranean he thought, "What if they were to come? I did not know who 'they' were, but it seemed inevitable to me that the numberless disinherited people of the South would, like a tidal wave, set sail one day for this opulent shore, our fortunate country's wide-gaping frontier."
Our civilization is a miracle. It stands as a great exception to mankind's lot of poverty and disease. It is not self-sustaining and takes appreciation and effort if it is to continue. We may be living in its final stage.