I sometimes kick myself for not having made obvious connections and I so much like this connection that I want to summarize it very briefly for readers here.
Australian Libertarian Steve Edwards points out that people have condemned racist utterances as "hate speech" because of the harm that racism has done to many people in Nazi Germany and elsewhere. But what about envious utterances? Leftism is nothing if it is not envy and that envy had horrendous consequences in loss of life when enviers gained control of Russia and other countries.
So if race-conscious utterances are hate speech because of the horrendous consequences of racism in history, then envious utterances are hate speech because of the horrendous consequences of envy in history. So on Leftist logic, Leftist utterances should be banned!
Homosexuality: Is the Pendulum about to Swing Back?
It was sometimes said of the great British private schools (which the Brits call "Public schools" -- meaning a place where you go when you do not have a private tutor) that homosexuality there was not so much tolerated as compulsory. American schools have not quite got to that stage but there is no doubt in the world that the Left have used their extensive control over education to promote and propagandize for homosexuality -- all under the guise of getting people to "tolerate" it, of course. And in so doing they have caused great offence and upset to many parents (e.g. here).
Why do Leftists do that? Because they hate ordinary people who are happily getting on with their lives. Revolution is the ultimate Leftist aim but small attacks on society will do if big ones are not feasible.
But people with genuine goodwill towards homosexuals (I am one. One of my sisters is a homosexual) would find no difficulty in arguing for tolerance of homosexuality without at the same time promoting it or forcing it down the throats of our kids. Unfortunately, we may now have got beyond the point where such a moderate approach will take hold.
After putting up with the Leftists for a long time, various Christians are now arguing in court for their undoubted First Amendment right to express their religious beliefs. And, as you will see from Romans chapter 1, there is no doubt that, from a Biblical point of view, homosexuality is "worthy of death". We read:
"Ruth Malhotra went to court last month for the right to be intolerant. Malhotra says her Christian faith compels her to speak out against homosexuality. But the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she's a senior, bans speech that puts down others because of their sexual orientation. Malhotra sees that as an unacceptable infringement on her right to religious expression. So she's demanding that Georgia Tech revoke its tolerance policy.
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So the vicious Leftist attack on the beliefs and feelings of ordinary people may end up leading to as little good as attacks on other people usually do.
A "Hate Crime" to Play with Dolls?
We read of a terrible thing that happened in New York:
"three white students at Harry B. Ward Technical and Academic Center allegedly tied the hands of a black doll, looped a noose around its neck and used it to taunt two black classmates."
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Tasteless, stupid, offensive? Yes. A crime? You be the judge. Way over in California, this wonderfully sensitive and tolerant person says: "The actions committed by the 16-year-old and two 17-year-old boys deserve far more than a mere 15-day jail sentence". Would burning at the stake be enough, one wonders?
