What a weekend. I’ve been linked to by lots of lefty blogs (always a first time), been called a limp wristed, hand wringing liberal (a new experience). I’ve been called a stupid, ignorant bitch. I’ve been told I can’t do maths and alternatively patronised and slagged off for daring – yes daring – to call out Rod Liddle. I’m, apparently, bullying a poor unfortunate man having an extended mid-life crisis and I should leave him alone. Diddums.

In the row that’s unfolded I’ve been amazed at the arguments people have been making on both sides, but the most alarming is that people have been defending Rod by saying that (at least in London) blacks commit a disproportionate amount of the crime according to their distribution in the population.

That’s an argument. It’s probably backed up by statistics. And it’s been repeated ad infinitum by a lot of people who feel this urgent need to defend Rod Liddle.

But that’s not the argument Rod has made. His argument is that ‘the overwhelming majority’ of certain types of crimes are committed by black people, and that when horrible atrocities are committed we shouldn’t be surprised because, nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more.

What disgusted me is that when I checked the official figures I couldn’t find evidence to support this claim. Rod has not provided a source for his figures. He’s simply made a throwaway assertion without backing it up, behaving like any old crazy on the internet. He writes for the Spectator – he should aspire to better than tabloid bullshit like this.

The point is that the only rational response to Rod’s piece is to go look up the figures – which I did. I called Rod a shit for brains for making a fallacious argument. If rebutting the argument Rod actually made makes me a stupid, ignorant bitch then bring me the dunce’s cap, because I’m thick and I’m proud.

For the record I’m not a fan of multiculturalism, never have been. I think segregated communities are a recipe for disaster, separate schooling a complete nightmare, but then any ‘community’ is a dirty word for me anyway. I’m a full-on welfare crushin’, NHS dismantlin’, bureaucrat firin’, regulation destroyin’ swivelled eyed free market loon. I’m against ‘affirmative action’ and pro-freedom of speech. I’m against a no-platform policy for the BNP (although admittedly I’ve just dumped what looks like a BNP spammer in the spam bin. No free advertising for you, mate).

If all that makes me a Guardian readin’, water drinkin’, hand wringin’ lefty then… well…. guilty as charged I guess.