Eric Kaufmann

Thoroughly nasty apologia for white racists that frames itself as being from the liberal centre. “The big question of our time is less ‘What does it mean to be British' than 'What does it mean to be white British' in an age of ethnic change. The progressive storyline for white majorities is a morality tale celebrating their demise, and, as I hope to show, much of today's populist reaction stems directly or indirectly from this trope.” he states as if issues only arise because of the way they are discussed. Yet he blithely states that immigration is less of an issue in Eastern Europe, "Demography and culture, not economic and political developments, hold the key to understanding the populist moment. Immigration is central." Like many idealogues he ignores the reality of colonial and imperial empires.… (mais)

The author can identify the problems facing the western world but in the end he claims that it's actually fine. Everything is fine. I mean, maybe we could try and educate those backward Conservative racists but otherwise - perfect. And that is why I have to suffer through brexit, because liberals are just oblivious, even when they can see and identify the problems. The author literally claims that brexit could've been averted if a more clever marketing campaign was used on those annoying racists.… (mais)