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| 2006-10-26 |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #3 "Quite a large proportion of the population does not derive any self-respect from having to work for a living because some people are no better off if they work than if they do not work [due to the welfare state]." They "do not feel they belong to any larger project than their private lives. (…) I am not myself religious. However, I am not anti-religious. I am pro-religion provided that it is not theocratic, so long as there is still a division between church and state." I believe Dalrymple overlooks the critical role of creativity and creative thinking in how each given person can individually assemble a "larger project" which makes use of and gives value to their life. No matter how appropriate, it would still be a dramatic oversimplification to claim that modern Europe does not encourage free thought or creativity. The degree of individual latitude granted through socialism's attempt to be everything to all people has actually reduced the need for creativity and even the opportunity to exercise it, per se. Governmental control of industry and regulation of markets limits the scope of entrepreneurial activity and, therefore, fetters any incentive to utilize its innate propensity for creative problem solving or other forms of expression. The simple fact of society's evolution away from the more demanding role of tenant-farmer, which itself necessitated extremely high levels of versatility and, to a somewhat mildly lesser extent, creativity, has seen a commensurate decline in both demand and rewards for same. The facility of modern metropolitan and industrial infrastructure has made life so easy that less resourceful individuals are still capable of surviving quite easily. This lack of resourcefulness has manifested in many other delimiting aspects. Reduced emphasis upon critical analysis has yielded a gross decline in comparative reasoning and even artistic discernment. We are now brought back to the role of creativity. As modern culture increasingly rewards more easily assimilated art, the ability to appreciate highly demanding or complex forms of expression decreases proportionately. Nuances such as allegorical representation or literary reference fall upon deadened senses and the decline of creativity only accelerates. To give credit where it is due, the de-emphasis of religion in modern Europe also plays a role in this overall cultural malaise. Creativity, by its inherently inductive and spiritual nature, is often able to derive impetus from religious inspiration. One needs only to examine Renaissance art of the great masters for irrefutable evidence of this. The progressive expulsion of deep spiritual meaning from European culture, be it through intentional marginalizing of religion in daily life or disincentives to be creative, all manifests as an aimless and rudderless character that is able to deny its roots even as it continues to depend upon their uplifting structure. It is this lack of historical and artistic appreciation that has allowed development of a society almost entirely free of the need for a moral compass. Dalrymple also believes that "Discipline without freedom leads to misery, but freedom without discipline leads to chaos, shallowness, and misery of another kind," alluding to the total lack of freedom in Islam, but also to the seeming lack of direction in the West. Again, lack of spiritual or artistic discipline goes a long way towards explaining this “chaos, shallowness, and misery”. I agree with Harris and Dalrymple: As long as there is separation between religion and state, those of us who don't have any religious belief should prefer religions which tend to create reasonable and prosperous communities. Our traditional Judeo-Christian religions have proven this capability. Islam never has, and probably never will. Which should evoke a sense of historic appreciation in modern Europeans but instead, through the diligent efforts of socialist deconstruction and revisionism, has all but died. As Australia's Cardinal George Pell says, "some seculars are so deeply anti-Christian, that anyone opposed to Christianity is seen as their ally. That could be one of the most spectacularly disastrous miscalculations in history." In a deep irony, Pell inadvertently paraphrases an ancient Arabic adage: We have all seen exactly what brotherhood of that sort stands for amidst the gleeful slaughter by Muslims of their own religious brethren. That Western culture is somehow unable to envision what awaits it at the hands of a further empowered Islam goes beyond all comprehension. Through an immense wisdom that evolved the separation of church and state, Judeo-Christian religions have, indeed, proven their ability to foster freedom of thought, expression and spirit. Those who anticipate anything remotely like this from Islam both endanger all of us who know better and, if such should come to pass, are in for the shock of what will prove to be incredibly short and miserable lives. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-10-26 14:38 |
| #2 Excerpted from your excerpt, lol: "That could be one of the most spectacularly disastrous miscalculations in history." If only the consequences were limited to the assholes who thus triangulated. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-10-26 11:21 |
#1 Quotes to summarize the article:..my thesis [is] that Political Correctness is a hate ideology disguised as "tolerance." It is based upon hate against anything considered Western and [expresses] a desire to eradicate this [Western tradition]. The First Commandment of Multiculturalism is: Thou shalt hate Christianity and Judaism. Multiculturalists also hate nation states, and they even hate the Enlightenment...{The multiculturalists} hate everything that's seen as Western and they like Islam, precisely because it's anti-Western...As long as there is separation between religion and state, those of us who don't have any religious belief should prefer religions which tend to create reasonable and prosperous communities. Our traditional Judeo-Christian religions have proven this capability. Islam never has, and probably never will. As Australia's Cardinal George Pell says, "some [Western multicultural] seculars are so deeply anti-Christian, that anyone opposed to Christianity is seen as their ally. That could be one of the most spectacularly disastrous miscalculations in history." |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-10-26 11:16 |