Mark Steyn: The Grapes of Wrath

The Spectator ^ | 13th December 2001 | Mark Steyn

[Seeking the truth]

As usual, Steyn is right on. I had missed his writing.

[Notforprophet]

Another great Steyn essay. If only I could write half as well as this guy... sheesh!

Notforprophet

[LibertarianLiz]

A Steyn ping.

[Gumlegs]

Thank you for writing, Mr. Steyn and thank you for posting, Cian.

[Timocrat]

. The difference between him and Mr Bush is that Bush treats them as he’d treat Texans, who are at least members of the human race (however primitive and barbaric). Fisk regards them as exotic wildlife.

Very funny Stein. Just be careful when you next visit us "Barbarians"

[denydenydeny]

Various bumps.

[Pokey78]

Thank you!

Ping for the MSPL!

[okie01]

September 11 was a call to moral seriousness. You cannot compromise with a shark, you cannot negotiate with a suicide bomber. And, if you can’t see that, you must have rocks in your head, and it wasn’t the Afghans who put ’em there.

Worth repeating.

This may be Steyn's best column. Ever.

[Leto]

I laugh when the media punits cackle about 'understanding' the motivations of thugs. What they might want to suggest is that the terrorist should try to understand is that we will clean their clock if they screw with the USA.

[RottiBiz]

Outstanding Steyn!

Thanks, Cian and Pokey.

[Howlin]

He's burning up..........he's just on fire. I love this man!

[Semper]

That was GOOD stuff! Thanks.

[Seeking the truth]

An afternoon bump for Steyn for your, Cian, for posting this. Thanks.

[JulieRNR21]

Thanks for the ping....BRAVO for Steyn's writing!

[gcruse]

[gcruse]

. The difference between him and Mr Bush is that Bush treats them as he’d treat Texans, who are at least members of
the human race (however primitive and barbaric). Fisk regards them as exotic wildlife.

Very funny Stein. Just be careful when you next visit us "Barbarians"

(This) refers to the human race, not Texans, inasmuch as there is
no comma after 'race.'

[Amelia]

He's burning up..........he's just on fire.

I keep thinking he'll burn out, but he keeps getting better & better!

[leilani]

"Mr Fisk is the quintessential New Racist. He believes that, while he and Bush are sophisticated human beings who should be held accountable for their actions, the Noble Savage (and no one’s done more to ennoble him than Fisk) should be offered moral absolution for assaulting a civilian on no other basis than his ethnic identity. As Salman Rushdie has said, this denies ‘the basic idea of all morality: that individuals are responsible for their actions’." YES, Mr. Steyn! This is also what VS Naipaul has been saying for years (that the racial paternalism which the misguided "liberals" of the west use to excuse the rampant corruption, barbarity, etc of third world countries actually only serves to DEHUMANIZE the people of the third world as though, by golly,we shouldn't really expect 'animals' to act on any other level.) And that's exactly why he (Naipaul) was roundly, & unfairly, vilified by the likes of Robert Fiske when he won the Nobel this year.

Thanks for the steynping Pokey, and thanks for posting this Cian. Glad to see our friend Steyn's keyboard is still smokin'!!!

[harry palmer]

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