One of my Christmas presents was a green covered book. Had never heard of it so I did a little digging and piqued my interest. Most reviews suggest that if you are squeamish about politically incorrect positions to stay away. The warning was true.
In 1973 Jean Raspail authored the book The Camp of the Saints. It carries only a couple of hundred pages single space text, translated from French, the book is a tough to digest. The story is riveting, the poverty stricken masses of India have commandeered over a hundred ships and are sailing for better homes. The western countries know that one of their beaches is their destination and become excited over the proposition of being able to share their bounty, an opportunity to wrest supremacy from the colonialists. In the minority of people, those that want to protect their homeland from mongrelization, realize that they do not have the resolve to do what is necessary. Those that are willing are overwhelmed in the end.
In the afterward, written in 1982, Raspail described how the pen won out, the ending he pictured in his mind's eye would be like so many feel good endings, the doomed winning over impossible odds, no, the brave and culturally secure die in this story.
This is a worthwhile book to read.
Thank you Dustin.
In 1973 Jean Raspail authored the book The Camp of the Saints. It carries only a couple of hundred pages single space text, translated from French, the book is a tough to digest. The story is riveting, the poverty stricken masses of India have commandeered over a hundred ships and are sailing for better homes. The western countries know that one of their beaches is their destination and become excited over the proposition of being able to share their bounty, an opportunity to wrest supremacy from the colonialists. In the minority of people, those that want to protect their homeland from mongrelization, realize that they do not have the resolve to do what is necessary. Those that are willing are overwhelmed in the end.
In the afterward, written in 1982, Raspail described how the pen won out, the ending he pictured in his mind's eye would be like so many feel good endings, the doomed winning over impossible odds, no, the brave and culturally secure die in this story.
This is a worthwhile book to read.
Thank you Dustin.
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