Alex Massie Alex Massie

Prejudice Isn’t Daring; It’s Boring

So, yes, we all know that Rod Liddle’s shtick is to try and be as offensive as possible so that he can chuckle at those po-faced ninnies who dare to be offended by his courageous insistence to tell it like it really is. But like his comrades Clarkson and Littlejohn Liddle confuses being offensive with being provocative. The latter requires that you be, you know, interesting. Here’s Rod however:

The first of an occasional series – those benefits of a multi-cultural Britain in full. Let me introduce you all to this human filth.   It could be an anomaly, of course. But it isn’t. The overwhelming majority of street crime, knife crime, gun crime, robbery and crimes of sexual violence in London is carried out by young men from the African-Caribbean community. Of course, in return, we have rap music, goat curry and a far more vibrant and diverse understanding of cultures which were once alien to us.

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