The Liberal Agony¶
I realize it’s very bad to be amused by this sort of thing … but still.
Walking miserably up the High Street I felt profoundly depressed at the state of the world. I could cheer myself with the thought that I’d learned something. I learned that Islam has yet another nasty meme-trick to offer – when you are offended put your hands over your ears and run away. This would be funny if it weren’t so serious. These bright, but ignorant, young people must be among the more enlightened of their contemporaries since their parents have been able and willing to send them on this course to learn something new. If even they cannot face dissent, or think for themselves, what hope is there for the rest? And what can I do?
‘Panic!’ would be the obvious answer, but we’re already well into that stage.
Can’t we (please!) be reasonable about this?
