← Autodidact Archive · Original Dissent · Dan Dare
Thread ID: 4630 | Posts: 2 | Started: 2003-01-27
2003-01-27 00:08 | User Profile
The UK left-wing Prospect magazine carries the following article in its current issue. Even more surprising than the medium is the messenger. Bob Rowthorn is a professor of economics at Cambridge University, and is a fully paid-up member of the liberal intelligentsia (aka the chattering classes).
The tide is indeed turning!
[url=http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/Start.asp]http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/Start.asp[/url]
"....the pace of the present transformation in Europe worries me. I believe it is a recipe for conflict. I also believe that nations are historical communities that have the right to shape their own collective future as they see fit, and to resist developments that undermine their identity and sense of continuity. I do not believe that national identity can, or should, be refashioned at will by a cosmopolitan elite to accord with its own vision of how the world should be. Many nations, especially in Europe, have deep roots and their existence promotes the global diversity that cosmopolitans claim to value. Many cosmopolitans accept the right of "oppressed peoples," such as the Palestinians, to a homeland and identity, but they regard such aspirations as illegitimate when expressed by the historic majorities of western Europe...."
2003-01-27 01:55 | User Profile
Great post Dan, There has definitely been a shift over the past year in the UK. I hope it continues.