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In this, his first major book, Mark Steyn - probably the most widely read, and wittiest, columnist in the English-speaking world - takes on the great poison of the twenty-first century: the anti-Americanism that fuels both Old Europe and radical Islam. America, Steyn argues, will have to stand alone. The world will be divided between America and the rest; and for our sake America had better win.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a worrying prognostication from Mark Steyn, wrought with excellent humour and a readable style.
Exercising the demographic bee in his bonnet (as he has since September 11th 2001), Mark Steyn says that America (and, slightly less so, Australia) is an exception to the modern social-democratic society of the West, whose self-indulgent and secularist welfare-junkies are happy to leave the job of producing the next generation to Muslim immigrants. The stupidity inherent in this structural fault in our society is exacerbated beyond measure by the fact that young Muslims are becoming more strongly ideological enemies of liberal society even as they benefit from its welfare subsidies and 'one-way toleration'. For a growing population, in which there are ever more radical young than 'moderate' elders, things can only get worse.
Islam is therefore ripe for a natural take-over of Europe, though the global jihad may be considered to be a violent pre-emption of that event. Steyn's proof is the nightly riots by 'youths' (of unknown description) in Paris that go unreported by the progressive news media; the murder and intimidation of critics of Islam in Holland and Denmark; the gang-rape of women by Muslims in Norway; antisemitic attacks up a thousand-fold around Europe; and women all over Europe intimidated into wearing long dresses and head-scarves because they live on estates with large immigrant populations.
America is an exception in having a religious rather than a welfare-state birth-rate; yet even America is also vulnerable to demographic defeat.
The objection that fear of Muslim violence and political extremism is 'racist' is easily answered: we should be equally concerned if the European Union had subsidized the immigration of 20 million communists or fascists.
A welcome feature is that Mr Steyn never himself uses the word 'liberal' (in the debased American sense) to mean a socialist or a leftist, though there are a couple of quotations that do so misuse the word.
Overall, this is a funny, scary and brilliant few hours' read.
Exercising the demographic bee in his bonnet (as he has since September 11th 2001), Mark Steyn says that America (and, slightly less so, Australia) is an exception to the modern social-democratic society of the West, whose self-indulgent and secularist welfare-junkies are happy to leave the job of producing the next generation to Muslim immigrants. The stupidity inherent in this structural fault in our society is exacerbated beyond measure by the fact that young Muslims are becoming more strongly ideological enemies of liberal society even as they benefit from its welfare subsidies and 'one-way toleration'. For a growing population, in which there are ever more radical young than 'moderate' elders, things can only get worse.
Islam is therefore ripe for a natural take-over of Europe, though the global jihad may be considered to be a violent pre-emption of that event. Steyn's proof is the nightly riots by 'youths' (of unknown description) in Paris that go unreported by the progressive news media; the murder and intimidation of critics of Islam in Holland and Denmark; the gang-rape of women by Muslims in Norway; antisemitic attacks up a thousand-fold around Europe; and women all over Europe intimidated into wearing long dresses and head-scarves because they live on estates with large immigrant populations.
America is an exception in having a religious rather than a welfare-state birth-rate; yet even America is also vulnerable to demographic defeat.
The objection that fear of Muslim violence and political extremism is 'racist' is easily answered: we should be equally concerned if the European Union had subsidized the immigration of 20 million communists or fascists.
A welcome feature is that Mr Steyn never himself uses the word 'liberal' (in the debased American sense) to mean a socialist or a leftist, though there are a couple of quotations that do so misuse the word.
Overall, this is a funny, scary and brilliant few hours' read.
51 of 54 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In this book, Mark Steyn distills the essence of the danger that modern pluralistic societies face in confronting the Islamists and their de facto sympathisers in Western communities and cultural elites. This is a superb and persuasive summation of the of nature of the conflict which will face all of us increasingly in the future whoever we are, whether conservative or feminist, gay or straight, or anyone who is not an Islamist. Its rocketing up the bestseller charts is a sign of its relevance in these times. If you read one book this year, make this book that book.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well written and holding back no punches, this book serves as a warning to those societies which combine strong centralised state control (e.g. heavily subsidised welfare state and pensions) with a historty of high levels of immigration and multiculturalism.
The point is well made; it doesn't matter what side of the fence you sit, once society's demographics have changed, with more people arriving from, or born into other cultures not attuned to the specific Western (read British, American, Canadian, French, Dutch, etc) culture, conflict is bound to increase, as each grouping within society vies for power. And as the elites give more ground to minority cultural groups, so society will shift away from the liberal (free speech) democratic (freedom of voting choice) path it has followed for the last 60-70 years. Steyn doesn't predict a collapse of society any time soon, more an erosion of social values and expectations such that our grandchildren will be born into a world very different (i.e. a lot less free and tolerant, with far more social strife) from the one in which we live today.
A great book, soon to be banned in Britain/France/Netherlands too?
The point is well made; it doesn't matter what side of the fence you sit, once society's demographics have changed, with more people arriving from, or born into other cultures not attuned to the specific Western (read British, American, Canadian, French, Dutch, etc) culture, conflict is bound to increase, as each grouping within society vies for power. And as the elites give more ground to minority cultural groups, so society will shift away from the liberal (free speech) democratic (freedom of voting choice) path it has followed for the last 60-70 years. Steyn doesn't predict a collapse of society any time soon, more an erosion of social values and expectations such that our grandchildren will be born into a world very different (i.e. a lot less free and tolerant, with far more social strife) from the one in which we live today.
A great book, soon to be banned in Britain/France/Netherlands too?
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Steyn or Stain
Acerbic as ever Steyn (pron. Stain in Vlaams, Belgium his old motherland, though he might kick that into touch) maintains his role as the right wing, anti Europussy guru or gasbag,... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Airleas
Splendid analysis
Mark Steyn has made a very entertaining analysis of how the western democracies are developing. He says in his book that noone want to be right in a "doom prophecy" like this one. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Epeemaster
Well placed fear mongering?
After reading this I have new and deep respect for the USA. Read this is every have doubts over the so called brash Americans leading the world. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Brace, Brace, Brace
Bought as Xmas Gift
Bought this for my boyfriend for christmas and he could not put it down!! Read it within about two days! Definitely will read it myself too!
Published 16 months ago by nix
Crusades
After reading "America alone" I now understand what the current "Crusades" are about....to wipe as many Muslims off the face of the earth. Read more
Published 19 months ago by greybuffalo
A waste of talent (his), time & money (mine).
A waste of talent (his), time & money (mine).
First off: I like Steyn as a columnist.
In 500 beautifully written words he can be thought-provoking, funny,... Read more
First off: I like Steyn as a columnist.
In 500 beautifully written words he can be thought-provoking, funny,... Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2009 by R. J. M. Baines
Interesting but falls into the usual traps
Much of what Steyn writes about Europe is insightful and I think mostly correct. The blinders go on regarding western culture and our "Judeo-Christian" heritage rather than our... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2009 by Jason C. Frank
Spurious Fear-Mongering
Mark Steyn has made a name for himself in recent years as one of the most (Superficially) plausible exponents of the idea that Europe is in a demographic decline, and that the... Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2009 by J. Fleming
Succinct analysis of demographic shift & islam, terrible on everything...
America Alone is a polemic on the problems of aging and diminishing European societies and the expansion of the Islamic world into those societies. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2009 by MLA
Lucid, Funny, Controversial
Mark Steyn was one of the reasons I used to read The Spectator - so I'm a fan.
He's not right on everything by any means - he was predicting the iminent capture of Osama Bin... Read more
He's not right on everything by any means - he was predicting the iminent capture of Osama Bin... Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2008 by Dalrymplist
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