Author Archives: Max West

Turkle: Put the Phone Down; Let’s Talk

MIT professor Sherry Turkle, who had a prescient 2011 book titled Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, has a very good, new op-ed titled “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.” Studies of conversation both in the … Continue reading

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Spain: Catalonian Identitarianism

Catalonian Identitarianism on display in Spain: Pro-secession parties pushing for Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region to break away and form a new Mediterranean nation won a landmark vote Sunday by capturing a regional parliamentary majority, setting up a possible showdown over … Continue reading

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Cue the Right-Wing Threat Meme

And right on cue… Berlin (AFP) – Germany’s domestic intelligence chief warned Sunday of a radicalisation of right-wing groups amid a record influx of migrants, as xenophobic rallies and clashes shook several towns at the weekend. President Joachim Gauck meanwhile … Continue reading

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Zuck & Merkel

The Zuck (who is as pro-immigration as they come) and Messy Merkel arrive at a mutual understanding about the need to do something about ‘racist’ FB posts. From CNBC we learn of a ‘hot mic’ revelation: German Chancellor Angela Merkel … Continue reading

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Camp of the Saints – Quote #06

“No rice! No visas! No anything! You won’t get another thing, do you hear? Now get out! Get out! Every one of you! Out!” As he turned to rush off, a sharp little stone hit him square on the forehead … Continue reading

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George Will on Trump

Here is ‘conservative’ George Will commenting on Trump’s immigration policy, with a part of its emphasis on deportation: He proposes turning America into a police state in order to facilitate ethnic cleansing Okay…

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Camp of the Saints – Quote #05

When man has nothing left, he looks askance at certainty. Experience has taught that it’s not meant for him. As likelihood fades, myth looms up in its place. The dimmer the chance, the brighter the hope. And the simpler the … Continue reading

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Camp of the Saints – Quote #04

Dr. Norman Hailer had opened his windows. He was listening to the city, but there wasn’t a sound. It was that time of night when he would always hear the dreadful notes of what he called the ‘infernal symphony’ rising … Continue reading

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Cohen: Jews as Far as Possible

Roger Cohen’s NYT column “Jews as Far as Possible” is still holding the #1 most-emailed status… I wonder why. He begins his column thus: LONDON — I should not be writing this column on Yom Kippur, in a break from … Continue reading

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Jared Taylor: Is This the Death of Europe?

Jared Taylor has a must-read piece in AmRen on the migrant invasion of Europe: What Europeans are doing reflects something deep in their nature, which makes them capable of extraordinary levels of pathological altruism… People are… throwing away their identity … Continue reading

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