That was pretty powerful writing Ben. You put me right there.
The plight of Martin - the vanishing culture he grew up in, all happening in a relatively short time - really reminded me of JD Vance's book "Hillbilly Elegy".
Apr 26, 2022·edited Apr 26, 2022Liked by Ben Sixsmith
This is probably me stating the painfully obvious as usual, but I can't help but liken the Raziq Institute to a certain now-defunct think tank that was co-founded by a certain former Islamist who was recently sacked/mutually agreed out the door by a certain well-known radio outlet.
Also had a chuckle at the "three Is" - totally nails the mind-numbing banalities these think-tank/media/NGO wonks are given to loftily pronouncing.
That was pretty powerful writing Ben. You put me right there.
The plight of Martin - the vanishing culture he grew up in, all happening in a relatively short time - really reminded me of JD Vance's book "Hillbilly Elegy".
If you haven't read it, it's worth the time.
Meanwhile, I've got to order your book.
Keep up the good work.
Joe
This is probably me stating the painfully obvious as usual, but I can't help but liken the Raziq Institute to a certain now-defunct think tank that was co-founded by a certain former Islamist who was recently sacked/mutually agreed out the door by a certain well-known radio outlet.
Also had a chuckle at the "three Is" - totally nails the mind-numbing banalities these think-tank/media/NGO wonks are given to loftily pronouncing.
That was really good. Gonna have to buy this now ffs...