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Entry: Who Speaks for Europe? (on the PC defenders of the West) Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/who_speaks_for_europe_on_the_pc_defenders_of_western_civilization#29184 Post contents: This may be a case of a hobbit challenging a wizard, but, Mr. Auster, I believe you are taking Original Jack's florid comment too seriously, and taking Mr. Gottfried's later endorsement of the sympathetic feeling expressed in Original Jack’s comment to be an elevation of the former to a literal paleocon prescription. I heard no such thing. Surely you are familiar with the American sports cliché, “moral victory.” The “moral preference” Mr. Gottfried “fully agree[s] with” is similar: this guy Bawer and the likes of him do more damage to the West than your average regular muslim, immigrant or no. Grading evils doesn't necessarily mean advocating the lesser. It's like the comment "with friends like these..." Sent at: 2008 12 02