Ayaan Hirsi Ali erzählt im Cato’s letter, wie sie berühmt und wie sie berüchtigt wurde. Und sie verteidigt den westlichen weissen Mittelstandsmann. Wir danken!
“Everything had been said and written before. But all the same, I generated a great amount of interest with my redundant articles and interviews. When I wondered why the works of realistic thinkers, who are consistent, precise, and eloquent, were not as much in demand as mine, the answer seemed always to be that they are men and, worse still, they are middle-aged.
And worst of all, they are white. I was told to be careful, those white men tend to be racist, be careful they don’t use you as a ventriloquist for their own ideas. (..)
I was accused of imitating the white middle-aged males again and again. I left Holland and Europe with the impression that in the 21st century no misfortune is greater than being male, middle-aged, and white. Very soon you might start a charity in the United States to rescue them.”