[quebecois]

Great article, but one slight criticism:

"From the French Revolution onward, the children of the bourgeoisie had conspired to destroy democracy"

There is a subtle error to this....they seek not to destroy "democracy", but rather "free market capitalism".

Europeans are steeped in a tradition of socialistic thought that stretches back to the mists of history (from which they only emerged, briefly, during the Enlightenment before slipping back into barbaric collectivism). The European intellectuals (and much of the people) hate America because its based on individualism and free markets...which they consider to be vulgar and materialistic. Yet, they know, deep down, that all of their goofy collectivism has only resulted in murder, pogroms, etc.

They know which system is superior...but they are unwilling to change their beliefs and re-examine their ideologies...therefore, they stew with anger at each American success.

[gaspar]

Harris is quite correct. And it is the elitists' hatred of their own middle class which has led them to use unfettered immigration as a tool to combat their political presence. The same may be said of the fools in the United States Congress where elitism and hatred of the middle class has become a sort of religion (remember the 59 Democrats who are admitted Socialists). It has led to everything from the attenuation of busing, to the acceptance of pornography and open homosexuality to abortion on demand and the destruction of the American school system.