tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post3516205015661372688..comments2024-03-28T00:17:55.823+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Cock-up or Conspiracy? A fake dichotomyBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-35202089404201486792014-03-09T17:49:30.599+00:002014-03-09T17:49:30.599+00:00@Bruce
Completely agree.
PC is a religion in th...@Bruce<br /><br />Completely agree. <br /><br /><i>PC is a religion in the same sense, a limited sense, that devil worship is a religion<br /><br />PC (like demonism) is a project for piecemeal, incremental destruction: destruction of that which is good <br /><br /></i><br /><br />This is what I meant. I often have problems to express myself in a clear manner.<br /><br /><br /> Imnobodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-67047246414346109522014-03-09T16:50:53.624+00:002014-03-09T16:50:53.624+00:00@Imn - What you say is not factually wrong, PC is ...@Imn - What you say is not factually wrong, PC is a religion in the sense you describe; but I don't think it is likely to be helpful. <br /><br />PC is a religion in the same sense, a limited sense, that devil worship is a religion; which is to say PC is not a coherent world view or way of life, instead PC (like demonism) is a project for piecemeal, incremental destruction: destruction of that which is good (virtue, beauty, truth). <br /><br />In THIS sense, PC is NOT a religion like other religions. All other religions are partial truths; but PC is not. Of course at any given time point PC has truthful aspects - but as a long term project all of these truths are susceptible to subversion, denial and inversion. <br /><br />Therefore, over time, PC is wholly false, in the sense of having no core, stable, assumed truths at all.Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-90443876949362160732014-03-09T16:35:15.219+00:002014-03-09T16:35:15.219+00:00I think the best way to understand the behavior of...I think the best way to understand the behavior of the Western elites is to consider that PC (the Left) is a fanatical non-theistic religion. <br /><br />Rousseau was the founder of the PC religion (based on medieval nominalism and Descartes). His main dogma is that men was naturally good (rejection of the Original Sin), so the paradise on Earth was achievable if only the society was changed. <br /><br />Other intellectuals (prophets) have brought important aspects. In general, an inversion of values has taken place. What in Christianity was good is bad in PC religion and the other way around.<br /><br />Only seeing PC as a fanatical religion can some of its aspects be understood.<br /><br />- The fanaticism of progressive masses when the doctrine is challenged and the hate for those groups that challenge it.<br /><br />- The disregard to any data that is against to the theory (so scientific studies that show non-liberal results are forgotten and disregarded).<br /><br />- The imposition of censoring to any other opinion. Censoring can have many forms: selection only of orthodox thinkers (mass media), lack of funding for non-orthodox opinions (science), removal of people that dare to challenge the dogma (and three examples of this come to my mind).<br /><br />- The social shaming of people that do not agree so these people resort to self-censorship.<br /><br />- The foreign policy devoted to extend the PC Gospel. Sanctions to countries that do not follow this gospel, wars, etc. <br /><br />- The obsession and paranoia with the previous religion (Christianity), which has to be completely destroyed and replaced, because it is evil (according to PC) and a rival for the hearts of men.<br /><br />We are progressing to a totalitarianism (theocracy without God) like that of XXX religion. Our new PC religion does not only demands compliance but also pure thought. No dissent is going to be tolerated because, in the minds of PC people, this means tolerating evil.<br /><br />Nothing is too much to extend this new gospel. <br /><br /> Imnobodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-62930125615207318362014-03-09T14:39:19.711+00:002014-03-09T14:39:19.711+00:00JP has left a new comment on your post "Cock-...JP has left a new comment on your post "Cock-up or Conspiracy? A fake dichotomy": "In short, the XXXs are quite right to call us the Great Satan." <br /><br />BGC replies - Peter Kreeft (the greatest living Christian apologist?) has said the same:<br /><br />http://www.peterkreeft.com/topics-more/how-to-win.htm Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-50336984727178928362014-03-09T14:20:37.932+00:002014-03-09T14:20:37.932+00:00"A foreign policy designed and implemented by..."A foreign policy designed and implemented by stupid people, a series of cock-ups - would be much more rational, more beneficial, much better - than what we have had for the past half century."<br /><br />This reminds me of the practice in ancient Greece of choosing leaders by 'the lot', at more or less random. Sometimes, that can be better than the alternatives ...ajbhttp://makingsenseofchristianity.comnoreply@blogger.com