Maverick Philosopher

Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Category: Leftism and Political Correctness

  • If Conservatives Cling to Guns and Bibles . . .

    . . . what do liberals cling to?  Gun control and abortion. In case you missed my post on the four 'G's, here it is again: Conservative: God, guns, gold, grub Libertarian: guns, gold, grub, grass Liberal: government, government, government, government.

  • Liberals and Straw Men

    Here is a particularly egregious example of a liberal straw man argument.  In a New Yorker piece, Margaret Talbot writes: As a nation, we’re a little vague on what the Second Amendment’s protections of  a citizen militia mean for gun ownership today. The N.R.A. insists that they  mean virtually unlimited access to firearms for every…

  • ‘Islamophobic’

    Well, if you are 'Islamophobic,' then, given that a phobia is an irrational fear,  you have an irrational fear of Islam or of certain Muslims.  Is that really what you want to say?  Do you really want to announce to the world that you are proud to have a phobia?  I should think that fear…

  • On ‘Illegal Alien’ and ‘Illegal Immigrant’

    Liberals, whose love of political correctness gets the better of their intellects, typically object to the phrase 'illegal alien.' But why? Are these people not in our country illegally, as the result of breaking laws?  And are they not aliens, people from another country?  "But you are labelling them!"  Yes, of course.  Label we must if…

  • Mayor ‘Soda Jerk’ Now Foams at the Mouth Over Foam Cups

    Here.  There is also the issue of what I call 'misplaced moral enthusiasm.'  Libruls get worked up over Pee-Cee non-issues while turning a blind eye to grave evils such as partial-birth abortions. Related: Mel Gibson, Misplaced Moral Enthusiasm, and Real Threats

  • Why Liberals Still Detest Fox News

    Good analysis by Jonathan Tobin from the pages of Commentary. No one is more illiberal than a contemporary liberal.  They don't deserve the appellation. 'Leftist' is better.

  • Should Nagel’s Book Be on the Philosophical Index Librorum Prohibitorum?

    Via Reppert's blog I came to an article by Simon Blackburn about Thomas Nagel's Mind and Cosmos. The article ends as follows: There is charm to reading a philosopher who confesses to finding things bewildering. But I regret the appearance of this book. It will only bring comfort to creationists and fans of “intelligent design”, who will…

  • The Pop-Tart Terrorist

    More proof, as if we needed it, of the stupidity of liberals.  Should we respond respectfully and rationally to fools?  Mockery and ridicule are often more effective.  Many of the members of Generation Screwed  voted for Obama because they perceived him as 'cool.'  Rational persuasion is not likely to work on such people.  Their perceptions…

  • On the Left’s Toleration of Muslim Fanatics

    Here is an important interview with Lars Hedegaard, Denmark's Salman Rushdie, whose life is in danger because he speaks the truth as he sees it.  Hedegaard is a man of the Left, but do they come to his defense?  Excerpt: DP: Where are the attacks on you being racist coming from? What part of the…

  • Making Sure That It Never Happens Again

    From The Hill: President Obama on Sunday said he would make gun control a priority in his new term, pledging to put his “full weight” behind passing new restrictions on firearms in 2013. “I'm going to be putting forward a package and I'm going to be putting my full weight behind it,” Obama said in…

  • Leftist First, Catholic Second

    For too many Catholics and other Christians, their leftism is their real 'religion.'  This from The Thinking Housewife: ANNY YENNY reports at the website Politichicks that her eighth-grade son was given extra credit by his Catholic school religion teacher for fasting on the first day of Ramadan. When the mother complained, the teacher objected and…

  • A Question for the Militantly Anti-Religious

    Once you have removed every vestige of religion from the public square,what will you put in its place?  The dogmas of the 'religion' of leftism?  You want church-state separation, but you make an exception for the 'church' of leftism?  Double standard! Related articles Leftism: The World's Most Dynamic Religion? Whether Atheism is a Religion Leftism Not…

  • Feel-Good Liberalism, High Capacity Magazines and High Capacity Soft Drink Containers

    If you need further proof that leftism is emotion-driven, consider the latest Obamination, the call for a ban on high capacity magazines, an abomination which the fascist-in-chief may try to ram though under Executive Order.  I take it that these are magazines the capacity of which is in excess of seven rounds. (By the way,…

  • On ‘Socially Conscious’ Investing: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

    Should one be bothered, morally speaking, that the mutual funds (shares of which) one owns invest in companies that produce alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and firearms? I say no. 'Socially conscious' is an ideologically loaded phrase, like 'social justice,' and the loading is from the Left. Alcohol For some, alcohol is the devil in liquid…

  • Political Correctness: Black Thuggery not Reported as Black

    Rod Dreher reports in The Mall Killers. It is wise to remember that PC originated with the CP.  Dorothy Healey on Political Correctness.