Politicians talk about values as assent to propositions. But, assent to a proposition - do you agree with freedom of speech? - is mere opinion and so volatile. It is beliefs - dispositions to think and behave in certain ways - that characterise cultures and these are not assessable by a short interview. An individual from a culture in which women are mere chattels subordinate to men, raised and socialised in such a culture, acquires beliefs, dispositions to think and act in certain ways, almost like reflexes. An individual may forgo ingrained beliefs but the probability is that most will not. The so called grooming gang scandal, in which savagery toward vulnerable girls in the UK included many perpetrators who had been outwardly living in accordance with western values for years. Their beliefs which morally excused themselves persisted.
It is astonishing how "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" has been turned in its head. It would seem that feeling development in humans and expressed in their politics is about the age of five.
Growing up, you heard the expression at home, as did I. It was purposely turned on it's head. First, children were taught they actually could be hurt by words. We looked the other way. Next, certain vaguely defined words were declared *hateful*, and the concept of *Hate Speech* was born, taught and normalized. We looked the other way. Next, laws were passed, making *Hate Speech* a criminal offense. We became potential criminals.
To Wit:
In my neighborhood, two gay men are raising two adopted boys. I teach my sons that this is not a normal, traditional nuclear family, according to our beliefs. The neighbors call it *Hate Speech* and report it as such, and I've committed a crime.
The long and short of it is that if I teach my sons my values, I am a criminal. See how that works? Exactly as intended.
Third World Immigration With Australian Values is boomer talk for “We need your tax dollars and our economy is too propped up on servicing that mass immigration to stop now”
The "progressives" everywhere are rooted in contradiction. In the US, at least a decade ago, it was noted that the "progressive" left claimed, "We are the party of Tolerance. (Yet we are absolutely and violently intolerant of anyone expressing the least bit of intolerance.)"
Another penetrating exposé from Celina.
Politicians talk about values as assent to propositions. But, assent to a proposition - do you agree with freedom of speech? - is mere opinion and so volatile. It is beliefs - dispositions to think and behave in certain ways - that characterise cultures and these are not assessable by a short interview. An individual from a culture in which women are mere chattels subordinate to men, raised and socialised in such a culture, acquires beliefs, dispositions to think and act in certain ways, almost like reflexes. An individual may forgo ingrained beliefs but the probability is that most will not. The so called grooming gang scandal, in which savagery toward vulnerable girls in the UK included many perpetrators who had been outwardly living in accordance with western values for years. Their beliefs which morally excused themselves persisted.
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It is astonishing how "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" has been turned in its head. It would seem that feeling development in humans and expressed in their politics is about the age of five.
Growing up, you heard the expression at home, as did I. It was purposely turned on it's head. First, children were taught they actually could be hurt by words. We looked the other way. Next, certain vaguely defined words were declared *hateful*, and the concept of *Hate Speech* was born, taught and normalized. We looked the other way. Next, laws were passed, making *Hate Speech* a criminal offense. We became potential criminals.
To Wit:
In my neighborhood, two gay men are raising two adopted boys. I teach my sons that this is not a normal, traditional nuclear family, according to our beliefs. The neighbors call it *Hate Speech* and report it as such, and I've committed a crime.
The long and short of it is that if I teach my sons my values, I am a criminal. See how that works? Exactly as intended.
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,....
....And—which is more—you'll be a Man, my son!
- Rudyard Kipling
Third World Immigration With Australian Values is boomer talk for “We need your tax dollars and our economy is too propped up on servicing that mass immigration to stop now”
My article argues that they’re mutually exclusive
The "progressives" everywhere are rooted in contradiction. In the US, at least a decade ago, it was noted that the "progressive" left claimed, "We are the party of Tolerance. (Yet we are absolutely and violently intolerant of anyone expressing the least bit of intolerance.)"