British empire envy
Martin Amis quoted in today's New York Times: "The anti-Americanism is really toxic in this country, and the anti-Zionism," he said, attributing the sentiments to empire envy. "I think we ceased to be a world power just as America was unignorably taking on that role." The dominant ideology "told us that we don't like empires, we're ashamed of ever having one." In England, he continued, "we've infantilized ourselves, stupefied ourselves, through a kind of sentimental multiculturalism," Amis said. He called for open discussion "without self-righteous cries of racism. It's not about race, it's about ideology."
Indeed. What a nauseous combination "sentimental multiculturalism"! Some may quibble, but when all is said and done, Martin Amis is worth every penny of that £3,000 an hour.
