From another list: Long rantlike piece by a guy called Mark Steyn.
It seems to me that his basic thesis (that the western societies are
in for one hell of a shakeup due to demographic patterns, and may not
survive in any recognisable form) has a lot going for it. However, it
is dressed up in a lot of other subsidiary arguments, including a
theme about "Islamism" being the cause of much that ails the world,
that may not stand rigorous examination. Interestingly, like Thomas
Friedman, I tend to agree with the starting point of many of this
guy's theories, but have serious disagreements with the eventual
conclusions - which is informed by my opinion that there is a lot
that is carefully left out of the analysis.
I've had various discussions on related topics with Shiv, among
others. It would be fascinating to reprise them in the context of the
demographic "bomb".
http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110007760
Udhay
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