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“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Friday, June 08, 2007

John Derbyshire's Racist Credentials

I sort of had the idea that he's arrogant and provincial, but I didn't think he was stupid to boot. If anyone has any doubts about the incipient racism of the conservatives in this country, read this.

But then, my experience of Brits is that they tend to be full of themselves. Comes from growing up on an island, I think -- everyone from farther away than the next village is a "foreigner."

(Footnote: If family history is anywhere near correct, I have the comfort of at least part of my family arriving when there really were no other people here.)

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