One of the most cogent pieces of writing I've read in a while. Again, it proves why it's easy to be liberal. This is one helluva long read. But worth every second it takes to read it.
"... in the typical election campaign in your advanced industrial democracy, the political platforms of at least one party in the United States and pretty much all parties in the rest of the West are largely about what one would call the secondary impulses of society--government health care, government day care (which Canada's thinking of introducing), government paternity leave...."
That's right folks, the job of the government is to protect us, not provide for us. Shocking, eh?
"There are many trouble spots around the world, but as a general rule, it's easy to make an educated guess at one of the participants: Muslims vs. Jews in "Palestine," Muslims vs. Hindus in Kashmir, Muslims vs. Christians in Africa, Muslims vs. Buddhists in Thailand, Muslims vs. Russians in the Caucasus, Muslims vs. backpacking tourists in Bali. "
Wow, I'm sure even the stupidest euro weenie could make the connection here. Maybe.
And to show just how far our wonderful neighbors to the north are taking multiculturalism, and how far they're willing to go to not insult anyone, Canada has willingly and knowingly let a terrorist wounded in the fighting in Afghanistan (yes, a terrorist) come home to Canada to seek medical treatment. "Nonetheless, the prime minister of Canada thought Boy Khadr's claims on the public health system was an excellent opportunity to demonstrate his own deep personal commitment to "diversity." Asked about the Khadrs' return to Toronto, he said, "I believe that once you are a Canadian citizen, you have the right to your own views and to disagree."
Right. You can say that as they're hacking your head off while you're still alive. See how far that gets ya.
Read it all.
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