I am convinced that Western liberal democratic civilization will fall, not because of conquest from outside it, but because its citizenry has ceased understanding right from wrong.
Cultural and moral relativism, political correctness and moral equivalency are the signs that our intellectual elites, in universities and media, predominantly, are confused over the most elementary questions of right versus wrong.
The idea that those who are less powerful can censor the speech of those who are more powerful was recently articulated by an Assistant Professor of Education, named Ozlem Sensoy, at Canada’s Simon Fraser University. Remember, this is a professor who teaches those who will soon be teaching our elementary and high school students. And remember, these remarks were specifically about justification of mob rule in censoring free speech, but her arguments can be used (and are being used) by those who would restrict the rest of liberal freedoms.
In response to students at the University of Ottawa preventing a speech by conservative columnist Ann Coulter, Sensoy congratulated the students who, in her opinion “embody the spirit of student activism.” She castigated those who sought to uphold Coulter’s freedom to give a speech because Sensoy says they “fail to acknowledge and understand … the social concept of power”. This moral relativist managed to turn the notion of freedom on its head by arguing that:
“The ‘isms’ words (racism, sexism, anti-semitism) refer to power relationships that are historic and embedded, and these relationships do not flip back and forth. The same groups that have historically held power in the U.S. and Canada continue to do so.”
Read More at Canada Free Press by Howard Rotberg, Canada Free Press
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The Left is hopelessly lost when it comes to ethics & honesty. They can justify almost any wrong or evil just because they are right & every one else is wrong. A special place in hell awaits the far Left for all of their wrongs & evil they have done.
Who let the dogs out!? If this is an example of whom is teaching our young, we are in big deep do do.
The NEO is as far to the left as it can get. The bad thing it's the teachers and perfessers they put out that are brainwashing the kids to be know nothing leftist idiots like them.
So when did y'all start edjucatin' yer kids in Canada? Might as well have 'em pick up some to them cheap meds fer yuh while they're there.
James your post is pathetic! Just as you are! Still just a loser is but what you are.
And I see you're still as thoughtful as always, Cougar.
For your information, the same libtards are doing a super lube job on OUR kids, right here in the US of A. Just take a look at these Occupy morons. Where do you think they learned all that BS? Not in Sunday school. I hope.
"Not in Sunday school. I hope."
Considering the number of pastors involved in the Occupy movement, it could very well be in Sunday school.