After an earlier column on immigration, I disagreed, saying that certain immigrants were more costly than they’re worth. I mentioned Muslims and I think I mentioned violence. You assured me that I had been misled by Internet propaganda.
"The actual cultural gap between yourself and immigrants of your own age is probably smaller than the cultural gap between yourself and your grandparents."
This is so wildly insanely wrong. My grandparents did not want Sharia law, did not marry their cousins, did not mutilate their daughter's genitals, and so on.
Wildly wrong for sure. Even the technological gap isn't as big, for young enough people whose grandparents had cars and had seen airplanes. The technological gap between 78 rpm Victrolas and CD or MP3 players isn't as big, and cell phones are just small radios.
I’m not saying that Caplan dismisses the problem of terrorism. But he certainly plays it down.
It’s true that it is a small share of murder, which is in turn a small share of death. But there is a good reason people don’t approach it that way. It can end freedom, and is doing so to several societies; ours is clearly on that path; as a putative admirer of liberty he should be alarmed.
Bryan Caplan Solve(s) the World's Problems
I Solve the World's Problems
Bryan Caplan and I Solve the World's Problems
But not ... Me Solve the World's Problems
or Bryan Caplan and Me Solve the World's Problems
and to think so many complain of young people today. Maybe the problem lies with the teachers.
Look that was my fault and I blame the dyslexia
I did wonder whether "Me" could do it alone without Bryan.
After an earlier column on immigration, I disagreed, saying that certain immigrants were more costly than they’re worth. I mentioned Muslims and I think I mentioned violence. You assured me that I had been misled by Internet propaganda.
The last week has not been kind to your rebuttal.
"The actual cultural gap between yourself and immigrants of your own age is probably smaller than the cultural gap between yourself and your grandparents."
This is so wildly insanely wrong. My grandparents did not want Sharia law, did not marry their cousins, did not mutilate their daughter's genitals, and so on.
Wildly wrong for sure. Even the technological gap isn't as big, for young enough people whose grandparents had cars and had seen airplanes. The technological gap between 78 rpm Victrolas and CD or MP3 players isn't as big, and cell phones are just small radios.
I’m not saying that Caplan dismisses the problem of terrorism. But he certainly plays it down.
It’s true that it is a small share of murder, which is in turn a small share of death. But there is a good reason people don’t approach it that way. It can end freedom, and is doing so to several societies; ours is clearly on that path; as a putative admirer of liberty he should be alarmed.