105 of 120 people found the following review helpful:
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This is a blockbuster of a book, which will anger liberals., June 9, 1999
This review is from: The Real American Dilemma: Race, Immigration, and the Future of America (Paperback)
If you tend to be what is charitably called "politically correct," these days, or are squeamish about facing facts, and prefer to accept the liberal doctrine espoused by academia and the liberal press and the Clinton administration, you will probably avoid this book.
Jared Taylor is probably best known as the author of the bombshell book, "Paved With Good Intentions," 1992, which I have also reviewed. His thoughtful exposition of the facts in that book was violently attacked in the press by the liberal apologists who refuse to look at the facts without their rose-colored glasses on, and they will no doubt attack this volume with equal virulence.
But, whether they face it or not, race is a problem in the United States. Although diversity is hailed as a great boon to society by the liberal bed-wetters, why is it that race remains such a divisive force, and such a great problem, ranking even above AIDS, crime, welfare abuse, and teen pregnancy? And why is it that blacks are at the top of the list in all of the above problem areas?
It is well established that blacks and Hispanics have higher rates of crime, illegitimacy, poverty, and even death rates from many diseases than whites. Why is that taken as decisive proof that America is racist?
Why are Asian ghettos seen by their inhabitants and others as places of refuge from crime and violence, while black ghettos are seen as breeding places for epidemics of those same societal blights? Why is it that, worldwide, in study after study, East Asians are tested as having higher IQs than whites, while African blacks on average test 30 points lower? (Those of mixed race, which account for most in the United States, test, as might be expected, only 15 points lower.) If the societal benefits of diversity so enhance our culture, why do white Americans universally flee from all its great benefits, and leave all the cultural enrichment available in East St. Louis, South Central Los Angeles, Detroit, Monterey Park, Washington, D.C., and all the other environments where the greatest diversity abounds? It is often proposed that our "racist" society teaches blacks, in particular, to "hate themselves." In actual fact, the continual hammering by the liberal press is teaching blacks to hate whites. a natural reaction to the constant barrage from television news and the press that their problems are caused by racist white people, and the not-so-subtle suggestion that our police, courts and prisons are all racist, imprisoning them unjustly for murder, rape, assault and other crimes.
This book looks at the facts, the physiological, mental, emotional, sexual and cultural differences. It is not about "white supremacy." In fact, if anything, it demonstrates Asian superiority, with the white race somewhere in the middle.
If you wonder what will happen if the present immigration and affirmative action trends continue; if you think that the great moral battle for racial equality in all things is justified, and the "civil rights" battles of the 'sixties were a great boon to the United States, perhaps this is a book you should read.
On the other hand, if you are terrified of being labeled a "racist," or a "white supremacist," I wouldn't leave it laying around where your liberal friends will see it.
In fact, it is a thoughtful book, written by scientists, who have refused to be cowed by the attacks on them, which are a story in themself.
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98 of 113 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Eye-Opening Book, July 7, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: The Real American Dilemma: Race, Immigration, and the Future of America (Paperback)
"The Real American Dilemma" is a jolting account of America's greatest problem. The writers gathered here do not worship at the shrine of multiculturalism or diversity.
Jared Taylor, Samuel Francis, Michael Levin and Philippe Rushton have all paid a great price for their honesty in discussing the biological, cultural and political consequences of a multiracial, multicultural America.
This book should be read by everyone who cares about the future of their country. Whites are going to have to start asking themselves hard questions such as: Do I want to live in a Third-World nation full of Third-World people? Must I continue to pay high taxes to subsidize those who cannot or will not assimilate into Western culture? What will life be like when people like Lani Guinier are on the Supreme Court or proficiency in Spanish is required for a government job? Do non-whites honor the rights and culture of whites when they are in power?
Because time is running out, they had better ask themselves these questions soon.
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