Rock (especially rap) is a root cause of crime

In stating this plain fact, Dalrymple aroused a storm of protest. And when in a magazine article he — quite rightly — described rock concerts as

fascist rallies of libertinism — conformism with overtones of revolution,

the magazine’s staff said they would resign if the phrase were printed. The cowardly editor succumbed to the pressure.

Rock music, Dalrymple points out,

is an almost untouchable subject, like the character of Mohammed in a Moslem country.