White Identity: Racial Consciousness in the 21st Century

by Jared Taylor

Ten years in the making, this book is the sequel to Jared Taylor's seminal Paved With Good Intentions. In White Identity, Taylor systematically marshals the data to show that:

People of all races pay lip service to the ideal of integration but generally prefer to remain apart.

Study after scientific study suggests that racial identity is an inherent part of human nature.

Diversity of race, language, religion, etc. is not a strength for America but a source of chronic tension and conflict.

Non-whites—especially blacks and Hispanics but now even Asians—openly take pride in their race and put group interests ahead of those of the country as a whole.

Only whites continue to believe that it is possible or even desirable to transcend race and try to make the United States a nation in which race does not matter.

Taylor argues that America must reassess dated assumptions, and that we need policies based on a realistic understanding of race, not on fantasies.

Most provocatively, Taylor argues that whites must exercise the same rights as other groups—that they must be unafraid of considering their own legitimate interests. He concludes by warning whites that if they do not defend their interests they will be marginalized by groups that do not hesitate to assert themselves, numerically and culturally.

The culmination of 25 years of writing about race, immigration, and America's future, this is Jared Taylor's best and most complete statement of why it is vitally important for whites to defend their legitimate group interests.

Genres: Politics, Race, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Sociology, Far Right, Cultural

340 pages, Paperback

First published May 19, 2011

About the author

Jared Taylor was born in Japan, where he lived until he was 16 years old. He has a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Yale University and a master's degree in international economics from l'Institut d' Etudes Politiques de Paris.

He has worked as an international lending office for a major New York bank and as a consultant to companies doing business in Japan. For three years he was the West Coast Editor of PC (Personal Computing) Magazine, and has published articles and essays in the following publications:

Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Washington Star, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, National Review, Chronicles.

Since 1994, Jared Taylor has been the president of New Century Foundation, which publishes American Renaissance, a monthly magazine devoted to issues of race and immigration (AmRen.com).

Reviews

[Brett Stevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cogent analysis of racial identity as important to African-American, Hispanic, Asian and Caucasian people. Taylor shows us how racial identity is inherent to each group and brings positive benefits. he then analyzes the disconnect among whites regarding their own racial identity, and points out how diversity obliterates identity and changes society by changing the people who make it what it is. Non-racist, but realistic, and a triumph of research and witty writing.

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jared Taylor is a polarizing figure. Ironically, I read this book mainly because Twitter banned him from their platform for his political beliefs. This book can be evaluated in two ways: the presentation, and the ideas. I'd probably rate it 4/5 on presentation, and I'm undecided on the ideas.

Taylor's core argument is that diversity in itself isn't strength, and he gives numerous examples to support this. He generally makes a strong case for the negatives of diversity, particularly racial diversity in the American context, but doesn't look at the positives at all, so it's not a particularly compelling case. However, merely for raising this issue, one is branded by most of modern American society as an irredeemable racist, but it seems clear there absolutely are serious problems with diversity, diversity politics, and immigration in the US today. Shutting down any possible debate by calling people racists isn't going to solve anything.

I'm generally willing to accept his individual factual statements as true (they're cited pretty well), but in several cases where I had some knowledge, they are lacking context, or are cherry picked to be unrepresentative.

(I tend to agree that diversity for its own sake is neutral or negative. However, having the best people for jobs and cultural roles in the positions where they can best use their skills is a huge positive, and if you believe skills and traits are evenly distributed, or even just not completely the province of certain groups, teams of the best possible people will tend to be diverse. The right question is to find the best balance for those teams between cohesiveness and individual excellence, and how to cause those teams (at sizes from small groups to companies to entire cities and nations) to be as effective as possible.)

He looks at broad racial/ethnic/language groups (black, hispanic, asian, and white) and some subgroups within those, and how they seem to exist in modern America. One of the most shocking parts for me was just how dysfunctional the worst schools really are -- basically as bad as prisons, although I think his focus is on the bottom 20-30%, vs. the majority or top performing 10%.

The book is pretty strong at making the case that there are some serious problems in multicultural American society, problems with unrestricted and post-1965 immigration policy, and that a lot of these problems are getting worse. Taylor didn't make much effort to identify the root causes of the western and American shift toward diversity/multiculturalism/mass immigration, and didn't really make any attempt at proposing policy solutions to improve integration or otherwise address these problems. His solution, if anything, was "look at Japan", but there's essentially no chance of America turning into Japan ever.

I don't think I'd recommend this book as a standalone book on racial politics in the US, but it's probably one of the best for making the case of a particular segment of the white identity movement. It would be a good book to include along with equivalent black, hispanic immigrant, and asian immigrant perspectives in trying to understand the issue, however. I definitely wouldn't consider it "hate speech" or violently racist or particularly worthy of censure or censorship, except to say it isn't particularly comprehensive or neutral. That Twitter banned the guy is a pretty strong case for Twitter being a bunch of fucking morons.

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Impossible to refute, hopefully it will be read by many Americans! People who rate it poorly probably did not read it or else, I'd like to know what they disagree with!

[John Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Taylor’ s study applies to the USA, although he makes several references to Europe. First published in 2011 it reflects the situation then. Much has happened since of course. I found it a prescient, if unfashionable read in the present climate.

The very concept of “White Identity” is controversial; scarcely permissible in fact. It is interpreted negatively, certainly when seen alongside other racial groups who rightly celebrate their cultures and heritages and are applauded for it. It is a case of the oppressor (white) versus the oppressed (everyone else). Was it Orwell who said something along the lines of whoever writes about and interprets the past controls the present?

Taylor points to the vast sums lavished by governments on diversity.The outcomes have been poor, to say the least, even counter-productive. Governments can legislate all they want but they cannot alter those primordial instincts which dictate a person’s comfort zone: the wish to be with their own tribe, the folk they identify best with.

One's immediate family is man's/woman's first priority and then their wider family. That this follows racial lines is a fact of life. What seems bizarre, to the point of madness, is that this is acceptable, provided the racial group is not white. This complete absence of even-handedness is a breeding ground for racial bigotry and the inevitable rejection of diversity which is seen as alien and dangerous.

On continued immigration he writes:
"If whites really were vicious oppressors, it would be absurd to bring in yet more non-whites who would only swell the ranks of the victims and bring out the worst in whites. The purpose of immigration is not to set a moral test for natives."

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unique viewpoint.

[Ciro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this and then attempt to argue race doesn't matter.

[Duncan Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

The trouble with Utopian racial values is they only work if everyone holds them. Almost all racial groups work for their own interests ... except white people, who have allowed a mix of masochism and misplaced idealism to corrode the societies they built.

Taylor's closing pages (from p.286 on) are especially to the point. Reading them is to wonder at the almost unbelievable levels of stupidity shown by America in allowing itself to be so drastically changed for the worse. A combination of false beliefs and incredible naivety is leading America down the path of disaster.

'If We Do Nothing' is a much more entertaining read. The relatively dry 'White Identity' is more a collection of case studies. Taylor makes a strong argument that America is in the process of abolishing itself through its beliefs on racial matters.

[Shoaib Nagi · Rating 1 out of 5]

Here are some tips on how to write a better book:

1. Don't use clippings from newspapers containing an average Joe's opinions as a buttress for your entire argument.
2. Learn some basic statistics.
3. Invest in an editor.
4. Don't use 'Wanderer above the Sea of Fog' as a cover for your book. It doesn't make you look smart, just lazy.

[Anthony Sealy · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent fact driven take on a frequently shyed away from topic. At times I think he provides too many examples for each point he is making, but since his conclusions are likely to be difficult to digest for some, the details are warranted.

[bonaventure · Rating 5 out of 5]

good entry level stuff.

[Youthknives · Rating 4 out of 5]

I will keep this brief because I think this book is simply one of the most important pieces of literature any White American will read in this century, or for that matter, in their life. Without current situation, it cannot be read quickly enough. I do not want to reveal his points for Taylor masterfully delivers them with hard hitting fact after fact, I will not even attempt to outshine his craft here so rather I will just urge you to pick this up.

The systematic erosion of White Identity with directed political purposes cannot be argued against from any objective standpoint. What Taylor does is break this vast culture war down, brick by brick, and lays it out in an easy to read and fact filled book that should be required reading at this point. He provides lots of context, direct quotations, events, stories, news, etc all within easy to navigate categories. He does not spend much time in speculation, rather, he is giving you all the information you need to fully understand how severe this situation is and how the situation grows more dire by the day, and yet is not irreversible or too late.

Every single page was brimming with irrefutable evidence of all the systematic ways we have been manipulated to retreat into smaller and smaller borders while the nation crumbles under the false god of diversity, which as Taylor brilliantly shows, is most certainly NOT a strength. There will never be any refutation of this book because it does not exist. The only people AGAINST this book are those that profit from White Displacement in the US. Do not underestimate the sincerity in which I am speaking here: Read this book, now!

However, my greatest critique (and the only reason I am giving this book 4 out of 5 stars, rather than a full 5) lies with the fact that Taylor was short in failing to include "Jewish Consciousness" in his list of factors that have gone into the erosion of America, however, I can forgive him because there is a great work called "Culture of Critique" (Kevin Macdonald) that delves into this additional, but equally important (if not more important) factor for the implosion of America and the American people.

This book, White Identity, MUST BE READ along with Culture of Critique for the reader to have a complete understanding of the contemporary situation. Without reading these fantastic books, you are seriously crippling yourself and limiting your world view. Do not pass this book up and put it to the forefront of your reading lists immediately.

All other peoples in this world are racially awoken EXCEPT your people. You ask why? The answers are available to you now:
READ WHITE IDENTITY & CULTURE OF CRITIQUE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER HESITATION!

[IHP · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
- Aldous Huxley

[Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is absolutely VITAL to read for any White person. Reading this book you will accomplish two things:
1) You will understand that "diversity" is code for White Genocide
2) You will be much happier in your personal life because this book will free you from the spectre of guilt and self-loathing. The connection, the instinctive preference you feel towards other White people is absolutely normal and natural and this book helps you to accept it and be happy about it.

This book is perfect of "normies" and people who are starting out in their redpill journey. You can recommend this book to any family member and friends.

I understand that this book was written with a "normie" audience in mind and it struggled to get published as it is. For this, I will not criticize the author for his failure to explain WHY we got into this situation and exactly WHO is pushing for "diversity". I'm sure you know what I mean.

The author even quotes a lot of members of the small hats tribe in their anti-white hatred, for example:
Susan Sontag: "The white race is the cancer of human history"
Robin Morgan: "My white skin disgusts me. My passport disgusts me. They are the marks of an insufferable privilege bought at the price of others’ agony."
Noel Ignatiev: "Abolish the White Race—by any Means Necessary" and "Treason to whiteness is loyalty to humanity"
Harris Sussman: "[speaking of white people is] to invoke [a] history and experience of injustice and cruelty. When we say ‘white people,’ we mean the people of greed who value things over people, who value money over people."
Wesley Clark: "There is no place in modern Europe for ethnically pure states. That’s a 19th century idea and we are trying to transition into the 21st century, and we are going to do it with multi-ethnic states."

You're probably wondering why would White people hate themselves so much? Well the answer is that these people are not White. All these people are Jews. They PRETEND to be White, and with deception they instill "white-guilt" and push for "diversity".

This book says that Tim Wise is "a white person" and then it quotes him saying "Do you hear it? The sound of your empire dying? Your nation, as you knew it, ending, permanently? Because I do, and the sound of your demise is beautiful". Clearly Tim forgot to keep up his deception and used "your" instead of "our" (as if he was speaking as a White man), and it's odd that Jared Taylor doesn't notice it.

The book also talks about the people who push for miscegenation, and brings names such as: Norman Podhoretz, Morton Kondracke, Ben Wattenberg, etc. ALL of them are Jews. The Jews are only 2% of the population therefore it is statistically impossible for it to be a coincidence. Yet the author doesn't feel it's worth to mention that the people who are pushing for "white guilt", "diversity" and miscegenation are all Jews.

If you're redpilled on the Jewish Question, please don't let this stop you from reading this book. The book is very well researched and offers a lot of quality information. No matter where you are in your journey, you will learn a lot from this book. I totally recommend it.

[Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book challenges the politically correct notion that different races want to be integrated and that our society is better off if we mix with other races. Great book; lots of facts. Helped me realize that it is okay for a white person like me to talk about race issues that affect me and that it is okay for me to love my race.

[D · Rating 5 out of 5]

If one is truly American, there should be some concern for America's future present within the mind and soul. Human beings are fauna and must fight tooth and nail for existence. No matter how much modernity wishes to pout and stamp its feet, race is real. It is not a construct, but rather a very important thing which has always been relevant and is a legitimate, perhaps unavoidable, part of the decision-making process. Even if it is has been some figment of our collective imagination, it is a fantasy we will not abort so readily. One of many pieces of evidence for this can be found here, although anyone who adheres to common sense will likely not need any further affirmation:
Genetic Similarities Within and Between Human Populations

An excerpt from page 286 provides a decent overview of the work:
"This book will have been a success if at least a few readers have become open to the possibility that the following statements are true: People of all races generally prefer the company of people like themselves. Racial diversity is a source of conflict, not strength. Non-whites, especially blacks and Hispanics, nurture a strong sense of racial pride and solidarity. Whites have little sense of racial solidarity, and most whites strongly condemn any signs of it. Immigration from non-European countries is changing the United States in profound ways, many of which whites find disagreeable. To the extent that these statements are true, they have serious implications both for the country as a whole and for whites as a group."

1. People of all races generally prefer the company of people like themselves:
Not only has self-segregation been rampant since Brown v. Board, all sovereign entities through the annals of history have been formed so that people who share a common link may live together (i.e., one would not choose to live with one they would not like to live with). There is no Self without the Other, and the realization that this makes both groups better and is not tantamount to hatred is essential.

2. Racial diversity is a source of conflict, not strength:
Diversity is merely another problem to be solved. There are no clear benefits to diversity unless it is affirmed as an absolute virtue in and of itself. In concrete terms, it is just another thing that people have to take into consideration, otherwise known as a hindrance. Again, there is no group that has diversity as a goal. Rather, what diversity means is that the minority group wins tangible gains for itself while the majority group, which invariably remains separate, prostrates itself. The only reason to view it as a strength is to convey a sense of false optimism about a salient issue.

3. Non-whites, especially blacks and Hispanics, nurture a strong sense of racial pride and solidarity:
If this were not the case, these groups would not exist in the first place and would outright reject any such labels. They would have been swallowed up long ago in the cavity of the great melting pot. The stonger the ingroup identity, the weaker the outgroup identity. In this case, oddly enough, the outgroup is comprised of their own countrymen. To many, "White America" is not real America, though our country was founded on the assumption that everyone retaining citizenship would be part of the same nation rather than fractured in confederacy.

4. Whites have little sense of racial solidarity, and most whites strongly condemn any signs of it:
Even worse than condemning actual racial solidarity is the notion that even hinting at its shadow is highly sinful. All other groups are allowed this for themselves without question. This odious crime would not exist in the first place if all the hostile groups which have been so indiscriminately cobbled together lived among themselves in localities without such conflict.

5. Immigration from non-European countries is changing the United States in profound ways, many of which whites find disagreeable:
Just as it is unjust to force ourselves upon others, so it is vice versa, otherwise it is a double standard. The author gives the hilarious example of a gringo invasion of Mexico, which not only represents the absurd nature of such patterns of immigration but also of its reprehensible nature. Resistance in any and all capacities would be justified and capitulation would only follow clear defeat. In a democracy, if the citizens do not like something, it is the responsibility of their representatives to remedy the shortcoming in question whether or not it may be disagreeable to one person or another. What is frightening is the realization that "majority rules, minority rights" will soon enough apply to a group of people completely disconnected with the old America. Whether or not one believes this to be a tragedy, such circumstances would certainly be epochal. Democracy may very well swallow its own ouroboros tail.

Some of the book is dryly repetitive and somewhat disorganized. Rather than give a handful of statistics and examples delineating the failure of American race relations, the author instead chooses to inundate the reader with factoids, one after another, until the deluge simply cannot be suppressed. Such material may prove valuable for the uninitiated, but someone who is already more or less on the same page will feel a bit of deja vu and easily predict the outcome of the next "what if." These innumerable data points are infrequently complimented by bits of laconic commentary. From the title, I was expecting something a little more long-winded and grandiose and was somewhat disappointed at the apparent baseness of the work in this regard. Despite this, the arguments set forth are very clear and well-supported, not to mention of the utmost direness. The intention of the work is to raise awareness in a straightforward fashion and it has certainly achieved this.

[Oliver Bateman · Rating 1 out of 5]

Utter poppycock, a jumbled bit of "pseudo-scholarship" that functions as a way of making those members of the alt-right who could've been led towards collectivism instead interested in connecting mere national policies with the "racial" or "ethnic" state in a way that cannot be taken seriously in public discourse. Samuel Francis, a once-interesting intellectual, was led down this primrose path and thus squandered his credibility (such as it was), but Taylor pretty much started there.

[TR · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a bunch of facts about the actuality of racial and ethnic tensions in America, and no more. They are presented frankly, and the book is valuable for that reason, but a more impressive work is Wilmot Robertson's The Dispossessed Majority, which has a broader perspective and is better written.

[Frederick Hammill · Rating 1 out of 5]

The author should invest in copy editors. This was rough.

[Jon Neumann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Takeaway.... diversity is not a strength, almost every study confirms this.

[Петър Стойков · Rating 4 out of 5]

Въпросите около отношенията между различните раси са голяма тема в момента по целия свят, но особено в САЩ, дето тия раси първо живеят в безпрецедентно многообразие и второ имат доста интересна и донякъде срамна история на взаимоотношенията помежду си.

С настоящата си книга, Джаред Тейлър се опитва да хвърли светлина върху някои теми, свързани с расовите отношения, но най-вече да покаже различните перспективи, през които всяка от основните раси в САЩ (негри, латиноамериканци, азиатци и бели) виждат тия отношения - как говорят за тях, как се отнасят към другите раси и помежду си.

Картинката изобщо не е розова, както лесно може да се забележи от кадрите на различни расови бунтове и горящи коли и сгради (не само в САЩ, ами и в Европа) и данните за нивата на престъпност, полицейското и анти-полицейското (убийствата на полицаи) насилие. Тя става още по-трагична, когато авторът цитира (а той цитира много и постоянно) какво различни публични личности, активисти знаменитости, политици и хора на изкуството от различните раси казват и пишат по въпроса за расовите отношения.

Джаред Тейлър има репутацията на "бял националист" което в САЩ в момента е нещо като най-лошото нещо на света и със сигурност предишната му книга, която четох е доста пристрастна но доколкото показва настоящата, ако искаме да го определим като расист, по-скоро би му прилягало "азиатски националист" или нещо такова, защото данните и статистиките относно различните раси определено показват как азиатците в САЩ превъзхождат по всички показатели (доход, законопослушност, образование и т.н.) белите толкова и д��же повече, колкото белите превъзхождат черните.

Книгата представя депресираща картина, но определено е опит за трезв поглед върху обществените отношения в САЩ (и като продължение - света и най-вече Европа, макар че нашите малцинства са цигани и мюсюлмани). Макар всичко на тоя свят да трябва да се приема със здравословна доза съмнение, огромното количество статистики, данни от официални източници и цитати, които авторът привежда в подкрепа на тезите си определено дават легитимност на казаното.

[Lower Than The Mud · Rating 5 out of 5]

Required reading before even thinking about discussing race or immigration.

"Non-whites promote diversity because they profit from it. It increases their opportunities at the expense of whites. Celebrations of diversity also flatter them. After all, they are providing what is claimed to be America’s “greatest strength.” There is more than a hint of arrogance in this view—that the United States was lifeless and incomplete before Hispanics or Asians came in large numbers—but it is now common even for immigrants to insist that diversity is central to our identity. Whites have been persuaded to support diversity—even if it restricts opportunities for them and reduces their numbers and influence—because they have been taught that not to support it would be racist. This is truly astonishing: Whites are supporting something that is not only against their own interests but that is manifestly untrue."

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

For me, this book finally made things 'click'.

This book is a difficult read because it hammers against what you've been taught your whole life. It is an eye-opener, a book that acknowledges reality and asks what we should do in light of that.

Any Christian, trying to push into race relations, faces a one-sided perspective without reading this book. It is almost a universal given that more diversity = better. Jared Taylor shows that this is just ideological sentiment, pure wishful thinking, white people group think. Empirically, people don't actually want racial diversity. In reality, racial diversity is a weakness, not a strength.

The book is heavy on statistics, anecdotal evidence, news events, and historical facts. One could be tempted to dismiss the evidence presented as cherry-picked for his hypothesis. But the truth of the narrative rings true and is undeniable.

[Da1tonthegreat · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a liberal on shaky ground with many holes poked in the house of cards that is woke leftist ideology by reality and common sense, this book was life changing for me. A true revelation. All the shattered pieces of my convoluted, contradictory worldview reassembled into an unassailable solid ground of race realism by Mr. Taylor's erudite writings.

Virtually every sentence in White Identity is footnoted with sources not from 'radical far right' literature but from the mainstream liberal media. Unlike the social justice warriors' complex web of theories upon theories to explain why reality is not consistent with their claim that race is a social construct, I found that every point Mr. Taylor makes in this book rings true. As George Orwell warned us, the powers that be "told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." This book does not reject that evidence, but embraces the truth. An excellent introduction to race realism.

[- Commandant - · Rating 5 out of 5]

On February 27, 2008, Yale University published an article titled *"White Europeans, An Endangered Species?"* writing the following:
"Europe is a dying continent. I say this not as a criticism, but rather as a statement of fact. In Europe, an acute failure to produce the next generation has created a looming demographic crisis." and "No one wants to talk about racial or religious issues, but it merits consideration that the vast majority of immigrants to the European Union are Muslims from North Africa, the Middle East and Turkey. By the year 2150, barring a major shift in either native European fertility rates or immigrant nationality, Europe will be a largely Muslim continent with whites and Christians as minorities composing less than 20 percent of the population. Much of Europe has come to terms with that possibility, but a significant portion of the population is uncomfortable about the prospect of a change in Europe’s continental character, warranting wider spread support for xenophobic political parties across the continent." (Source: https://archive.is/qlo5Q)

An observation of statistics of other nations shows that this has been a largely one way street, with no other place in the world having to face anything similar. In fact, this has been the largest and most radical of change in demography in history. One might then ask why don't White European peoples have a collective interest, why they and only they have all of their achievements and history downplayed or deemed as "White Supremacy", and why all other groups are allowed to have identities and are applauded for it. Furthermore, what future awaits such a changed land?

In this book, self styled "White Advocate" Jared Taylor challenges these notions. Serving essentially as a huge collection of case studies, he proves fact after fact that ethnocentrism, finding identity in the concept of Race (which is NOT a "social construct"), and pursuing interests in this identity are natural, normal, and healthy parts of human nature that all groups of people engage in... except for White people, who have allowed themselves to become atomized and apathetic (unless advocating for OTHER interests, not theirs), and allowed their institutions/culture to be captured by an intelligentsia who actively cheer these notions.

I think my favorite quote in the entire book was the following near the end:
"At what point would it be legitimate for whites to act in their own group interests? When they become a minority? When they are no more than 30 percent of the population? Ten percent? Or must they never be allowed to take any action to ensure that the land in which they live reflects their values, their culture, their manners, their traditions, and honors the achievements of their ancestors? If whites do not cherish and defend these things, no one else will do it for them."

If it isn't obvious by now, every White person, whether in Europe or America, needs to read this book ASAP, whether they consider themselves Conservative or Liberal, and without further hesitation.

[Павел · Rating 4 out of 5]

Изначально (до прочтения) относился к книге скептически. Решил прочитать, чтобы лучше понимать "врага".
Оказалось, что книга хороша, хоть и область исследований достаточно узкая (США). Но автор рассуждает в большей степени о том, что есть такого у небелых рас, чего нет у белой, и почему стоит это перенять. Собственно, авторских высказываний о том, что какая-то раса хуже или лучше, здесь не встретишь (только примеры из истории), скорее рассуждения о том, что от расы как от отличительной особенности не стоит отворачиваться. Много примеров, каждый факт подкреплён ссылкой на источник.