What the hell is a progressive contrarian? Well, when the terms left-wing and right-wing have lost any meaning whatsoever, is there any fundamental fault line that means anything politically any more? The only true differentiator is between those who believe that human progress is both desirable and possible, and those who don't. The real split these days is between progressives and reactionaries. And contrarian? That should speak for itself...
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Religious tolerance?
I suppose one shouldn't be surprised that the next British monarch completely fails to mention freedom of speech. Instead we have another insipid plea for religious tolerance. Sickening. We have so much tolerance in the West that none of our so-called leaders dares to actually stand up and make a vigorous defence of free speech and thought. This doesn't foster tolerance, it fosters resentment against those who attack our freedoms.
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