quote of the day

[yllyan]

"I defend elitism. I defend, for example, the distinction between something that is shoddy and excellent, and in these days of cultural relativism you're not allowed to do that."

Claire Fox, Director, Institute of Ideas
13/08/07 on Counterpoint

Comments

[commonpeople]

A similar case could be made regarding religion. It's maddening that we can't say "this religion is wrong, they got it WRONG".

political correctness

[yllyan]

indeed, i'm starting to understand what the conservatives complain about when any criticism of the ideas promoted by an ethnic or religious group is shouted down as racism or anti-islam/semitism/christian etc... i'm not prejudiced however; i just have a problem with ALL fundamentalist religion!

Re: political correctness

[commonpeople]

Same here. Fundamentalists have got it 100% wrong, and they need to be told that!