Posted on 04/14/2007 6:07:39 PM PDT by neverdem
It's a guest OpEd challenging moral relativism. In the Guardian, that's like man bites dog.
Thanks for the link and excerpt!
There is no neutral ground in the universe—every square inch, every split second, is claimed by God and counterclaimed by Satan. — C.S. Lewis
"The clash of civilisations is happening not between Islam and the west...but between pragmatic relativism and dogmatic certainty.Actually, there may be something to this."On this analysis, it is easy to see liberal democracy not as the crowning achievement of civilisation but a manifestation of a laissez-faire, morally bankrupt modernity."
Many people--perhaps most people--crave certainty and external authority. Many want to be told what to do, how to think, what to believe.
It is quite possible that the uncertain Left subconsciously craves certainty and authority, subconsciously saboutages its own dogma, and hence is drawn to the certainty of totalitarianism in the form of Marxism, Islam, and corrupt dictatorships throughout the world.
Islam provides certainty.
Marxism and corrupt dictatorships provide authority.
Julian should enjoy his time speaking out.
In about 6 - 7 years, he won’t dare to speak out (or he’ll be dead) because then the UK will be under Sharia law.
What the clash of civilizations has always been about is Good against Evil.
Bump for later reading.
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