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Theodore Dalrymple: How Societies Commit Suicide -
City Journal ^ | August 17, 2007 | Theodore Dalrymple

Posted on 08/19/2007 11:28:23 AM PDT by UnklGene

Theodore Dalrymple: How Societies Commit Suicide -

Scots and Italians surrender to Islam.

17 August 2007

In an effort to ensure that no Muslim doctors ever again try to bomb Glasgow Airport, bureaucrats at Glasgow’s public hospitals have decreed that henceforth no staff may eat lunch at their desks or in their offices during the holy month of Ramadan, so that fasting Muslims shall not be offended by the sight or smell of their food. Vending machines will also disappear from the premises during that period.

Apparently the bureaucrats believe that the would-be bombers were demanding sandwich-free offices in Glasgow hospitals during Ramadan. This kind of absurdity is what happens when the highly contestable doctrine of multiculturalism becomes a career opportunity for the semi-educated and otherwise unemployable products of a grossly and unnecessarily swollen university system.

Meanwhile, the highest court in Italy was confirming an appeals court’s acquittal of the father and brother of a Muslim girl, whom they beat and locked up for becoming too Westernized—that is to say, for having a Western friend. The court ruled that, though they had undoubtedly beaten her and locked her up, this was not because of any culpable ill-feeling toward her. It was, rather, because of “her lifestyle, which did not conform to their culture.”

The sound of a civilization committing suicide can be heard in these stories; for civilizations collapse not because the barbarians are so strong, but because they themselves are so morally enfeebled.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: anthonydaniels; culturalsuicide; dalrymple; gla; italy; jihadineurope; nationalsuicide; theodoredalrymple
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To: John Semmens

Why is it necessary for you to constantly repost your parody articles as if they were real?

It serves absolutely no purpose as far as I can see, except for self-promotion.


21 posted on 08/19/2007 6:23:09 PM PDT by denydenydeny (Expel the priest and you don't inaugurate the age of reason, you get the witch doctor--Paul Johnson)
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To: denydenydeny
Umm, it ain't exactly a parody.

See the Daily Mail article posted here on July 30.

22 posted on 08/19/2007 7:17:56 PM PDT by Tenniel2 (The heroes of Flight 93 diverted the wrong plane.)
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To: UnklGene

thanks, bfl


23 posted on 08/20/2007 3:02:17 PM PDT by neverdem (Call talk radio. We need a Constitutional Amendment for Congressional term limits. Let's Roll!)
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To: UnklGene

I feel like I’m in Gone with the Wind....watching a civilization end - execept our world is dying by suicide. Has this even happened before that a once extraordinary people voluntarily give in to barbarians? Our poor children....


24 posted on 08/20/2007 4:21:31 PM PDT by Aria (NO RAPIST ENABLER FOR PRESIDENT!!!)
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To: UnklGene
"a career opportunity for the semi-educated and otherwise unemployable products of a grossly and unnecessarily swollen university system"

WARNING! WARNING!

All Class B Golgafringents please report to your assigned spaceships.

The earth is about to explode and you will want to be on a ship before it does so.

The scientists and working folk will follow you to your new home after you have made it livable by enacting all of the proper rules and regulations.

That is all.

25 posted on 08/20/2007 4:30:25 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: UnklGene

http://www.amazon.com/Camp-Saints-Jean-Raspail/dp/1881780074


26 posted on 08/20/2007 4:34:03 PM PDT by Crawdad (I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no class.)
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To: Borax Queen; Czar
Meanwhile, the highest court in Italy was confirming an appeals court’s acquittal of the father and brother of a Muslim girl, whom they beat and locked up for becoming too Westernized—that is to say, for having a Western friend. The court ruled that, though they had undoubtedly beaten her and locked her up, this was not because of any culpable ill-feeling toward her. It was, rather, because of “her lifestyle, which did not conform to their culture.”

Nice culture, ain't it?!

27 posted on 08/20/2007 4:37:13 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: nicmarlo

Is this for real? I can’t take it. Unedukatamated bureacrats deciding to bend over backwards for Ramadan??? Un-believable.


28 posted on 08/20/2007 5:37:46 PM PDT by Borax Queen
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To: Borax Queen

Ain’t it, though?


29 posted on 08/20/2007 7:47:08 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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