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Dalrymple is only saying-but in a plummy voice, which commands more attention-what any good American or British preacher of the Christian faith is saying, that is, that the problems in society are due to sinful choices. People in the USA should listen less to Englishmen like Chris Hitchens and more to Peter Hitchens, his brother.
hezkyden 1 month ago
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hezkyden 1 month ago
I just can't believe that there are white Britons that don't know about WWII. They lost what, 300k people in that war, and 800k in the first. I can understand the immigrants not knowing (because its not their people that died), but what the hell man?
Britain is being moronified.
-an american
aldoreshgaramok 5 months ago
Theodore Dalrymple is a good writer, but he's not a terribly good public speaker.
2Touchstone 1 year ago
Oh, how neat it was to find this speech here! I spent the last 2 days reading Life at the Bottom. Fascinating!
Katiarix 2 years ago
"Why," he asks, "would anybody fake it? (fake being semi literate)" Yet he answers that question in the book and gives the example of the woman who wanted to be educated and had an interest in French but was threatened for acting intelligent. She wasn't loyal to her class. Peer pressure dictated that she couldn't aspire and make something of herself. So I wonder why Anthony asked that last question?
BlindEyeJones 2 years ago
I can see why the woman you mentioned would hide her intelligence and ambition from her peers, but I don't see why a patient would do it in an examination room in the presence of a doctor alone.
And Dalrymple probably saw thousands of patients over many years. They couldn't all be faking. And if they were, that would be at least as culturally significant as if they really were semi-literate.
sacon71 2 years ago
Maybe conditioning allows them to fake it in the doctor's office. Maybe a defensive reaction. I really don't know.
BlindEyeJones 2 years ago
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this dudes an ultra snob.
DragonnSlayerr 2 years ago
No, he's just educated.
SkepticalDoctor 2 years ago 2
Which is funny coming from someone who names himself "dragon slayer"...this is exactly what Mr. Dalrymple is talking about...
DoCuOrange 2 years ago
you had 8 months to come up with that comment and that's best you could do? is this the type of person who becomes a fan of "mr. dalrymple"?
DragonnSlayerr 2 years ago
Am amazed how few have seen this.
It only proves what TD is conveying!
deewit 3 years ago 4
I fully agree!
jackmoncarsz 3 years ago
I'm searching for an intellectual hero. I think I might have found one.
butteryblue 3 years ago