Perfidious Albion

Submitted by Martin E. Weinstein (United States), Mar 4, 2007 at 04:24

Daniel, Thank you for a most lucid analysis. As you point out, Europe is not homogeneous and is likely to fragment in coping with Islam. Although the picture in Great Britain looks most discouraging, there is a volatility to the British that may give us some hope. Rheinhard Spitzy, Ribbentrop's private secretary has this to say: "We Nazis never said we were nice democrats. The problem is that the British seem like sheep or bishops, but when the moment comes they are shown to be hypocrites, and they become a terribly tough people." And Lord D'Abernon noted that, "An Englishman's mind works best when it is almost too late."

Martin E. Weinstein

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