Diversity. Tolerance. Multiculturalism. Anti-discrimination. These are the supposedly universal values that inform our secular cultural canon. The words sound nice. The problem is that they're not actually "universal." Western societies -- Canada included -- exhibit zero-tolerance attitudes toward the vilification of certain minority groups. But it's no-holds-barred when it comes to bashing less politically fashionable constituencies.There isn't much new here, but at least we have a national newspaper that admits a simple fact: If tolerance, multiculturalism and anti-discrimination were supposed to mean equal treatment for everyone, special interest groups ended up becoming a lot more equal than ordinary Canadians.
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and you have done everything to stand. (Ephesians 6:13)
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Equals And More Equals
Check out this National Post editorial, titled "Selective support for fashionable causes":
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Multi-cult Failures
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