There are two types of racism. There is your common street-style racism as per the Cronulla Riots. And there is also institutional racism, as per the Centre for Independent studies. Today the ABC aired a talk by two very articulate old racists; Mark Steyn and Owen Harries. Steyn tried to argue that the west had lost its nerve based on his imperialist and racist interpretation of multiculturalism. I won’t go into detail; you can download and play the podcast yourself. The conservatives always hold up the most boorish of thinkers; ones that articulate what is otherwise racism, in such a dignified and articulate manner.
- Background Briefing Sunday 10 September, 9.10am Regaining confidence in western culture Commentators Mark Steyn and Owen Harries on the battle of ideas going on inside western cultures. Has the West lost its nerve? Recorded at the Centre for Independent Studies. Repeated Tuesday 12 September, 7.10pm
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