Tolerance of intolerance
Thomas Sowell's column this week is a jewel.
"Tolerance has been one of the virtues of western civilization. But virtues can be carried to extremes that turn them into vices. Toleration of intolerance is a particularly dangerous vice to which western nations are succumbing, both within their own countries and internationally. "
Tolerance of intolerance has become a past-time on the left. They tolerate the intolerance of the women's rights community when they discriminate against men. They tolerate the intolerance of the gay rights community when they attack straights. They tolerate the intolerance of Islam when they attack other religions (physically a verbally). Yet should a conservative Christian dare speak against any of the above and they are run out of town on a rail!
This paragragh sent chills down my spine.
"That our enemies do not understand the significance of free speech in a free society, where things that offend us can be denounced without indiscriminate violence, is bad enough. But that we ourselves seem headed further down the slippery slope of self-censorship is chilling. "
The modern canary in the coal mine is the Jewish Community (again!). Across Europe, Jews face all sorts of attacks simply because they are there. Jewish cemetaries are vandalized, Jewish stores are looted and burned, Jewish young people are tortured and murdered just because. Yet the "enlightened classes" make excuses for the behavior.
The time has come to treat those who are intolerant with the same intolerance that they dish out. We must demand that those who can influence the intolerant impress on them that they actions will no longer be acceptable. We simply can no longer tolerate intolerance in our communities. For our sakes and our childrens sakes....
"Tolerance has been one of the virtues of western civilization. But virtues can be carried to extremes that turn them into vices. Toleration of intolerance is a particularly dangerous vice to which western nations are succumbing, both within their own countries and internationally. "
Tolerance of intolerance has become a past-time on the left. They tolerate the intolerance of the women's rights community when they discriminate against men. They tolerate the intolerance of the gay rights community when they attack straights. They tolerate the intolerance of Islam when they attack other religions (physically a verbally). Yet should a conservative Christian dare speak against any of the above and they are run out of town on a rail!
This paragragh sent chills down my spine.
"That our enemies do not understand the significance of free speech in a free society, where things that offend us can be denounced without indiscriminate violence, is bad enough. But that we ourselves seem headed further down the slippery slope of self-censorship is chilling. "
The modern canary in the coal mine is the Jewish Community (again!). Across Europe, Jews face all sorts of attacks simply because they are there. Jewish cemetaries are vandalized, Jewish stores are looted and burned, Jewish young people are tortured and murdered just because. Yet the "enlightened classes" make excuses for the behavior.
The time has come to treat those who are intolerant with the same intolerance that they dish out. We must demand that those who can influence the intolerant impress on them that they actions will no longer be acceptable. We simply can no longer tolerate intolerance in our communities. For our sakes and our childrens sakes....
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