John Derbyshire: Fence off Islam
John Derbyshire, is a contributor to the National Review and the New English Review and has also penned several books, one fiction and the other two dealing with mathematics and politics. From all appearances Derbyshire seems like an intelligent man but that’s when you realize that individuals who appear intelligent on the surface can believe and say utterly stupid things.
Derbyshire has stated, “I am a homophobe, though a mild and tolerant one, and a racist, though an even more mild and tolerant one.” He can add that he is an Islamophobe and a not so tolerant one to the list as well. In an NRO column he explains why he takes issue with the term Islamophobia which he discussed previously in a review of Robert Spencer‘s book Religion of Peace? Why Christianity Is and Islam Isn’t. Amongst other denunciations of Islam and Muslims, Derbyshire writes that he would answer “yes” to the following question,
Would it be wise of Western countries, in the present state of affairs, to “fence off” Islam — that is, to deny entry to foreign Muslims, to expel — regretfully, politely, and humanely, but firmly — resident foreign Muslims, and to restrict the activities of Muslim citizens (preventing them, for example, from proselytizing in our jails, or working in defense establishments)?
Derbyshire’s mantra seems to be “If you build it, they won’t come.” By building this figurative wall and excluding Muslims he is sending a message that Muslims aren’t equal and we have to keep the barbarian hordes out, that the unfortunate fact that we have Muslims in this country means that we have to restrict their activities.
One wonders why The National Review which was founded by William Buckley to serve as a conduit for Conservative thought and dispel myths about Conservatism would traffic in such banalities? It is no surprise that someone such as Derbyshire, a self-admitted racist, would also be an Islamophobe but it is quite another thing for a publication which proclaims to be respectable and “the most widely read in America” to give him a platform.
In the end Derbyshire would do well to read Robert Frost‘s poem the Mending Wall where he wrote, “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,” meaning there is something in our nature that is adverse to: barriers, fences, walls, artificial obstacles that are created to divide and isolate.
July 23, 2009 at 2:42 pm
J.Derbyshire is not someone to waste time on. He is a racist, many groups know this. My guess is his wanting to limit Muslims is a continuation of not wanting to see any non White peoples especially Latin Americans and MExicans immigrate to America. Ironic, considering Derbyshire himself I believe is English
July 23, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Jesus Christ, I guess loons draw loons. Excellent post. Need to see more of this. These freaks get a free pass much too often.
July 23, 2009 at 7:45 pm
And you wonder why this nation was going down the tubes when these morons where in power…
July 23, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I have an idea, why not just put all the Muslims in some unwanted city, this fruitcake would love to say if it were only not so politically incorrect — if demagogs like spencer keep at it, who knows…
July 25, 2009 at 9:20 pm
I’m going to put down a €6bil. wager that this man has not once read a Qu’ran or Koran or however it’s spelled.