tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503986435514614182.post3980233328780258062..comments2024-02-18T23:52:40.165-08:00Comments on Citizen Warrior: Dividing and ConqueringCitizen Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265844262699107352noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503986435514614182.post-3095014132583135802015-07-16T00:03:27.512-07:002015-07-16T00:03:27.512-07:00Someone emailed this comment:
Instead of "po...Someone emailed this comment:<br /><br />Instead of "politically correct", perhaps "perceptually convoluted" or "perversely conformist"<br /><br />Instead of "politically incorrect", perhaps "politically informed" or "perceptually independent"Citizen Warriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099995788131177949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503986435514614182.post-53942906586581168602015-07-14T11:27:23.006-07:002015-07-14T11:27:23.006-07:00As a liberal myself, I must say that Peanuts carto...As a liberal myself, I must say that Peanuts cartoon is an excellent example of the problem of cultural relativism, AKA moral relativism, on the left. I sometimes use the word "libtard" in describing the cultural relativist left too. It's less descriptive than "cultural relativist" though.<br /><br />Twitter user "Desi Liberal" has put together a <a href="https://storify.com/LiberalAtheist6/saif-rahman-desi-liberal-and-owen-jones-on-lgbt-is" rel="nofollow">fantastic summary</a> of a recent Twitter debate between some atheist ex-Muslims advocating for LGBT rights, and a gay leftist more interested in not "insulting Islam" than in advocating for LGBT rights everywhere, including Islamic societies. It's an absolutely remarkable example of just how twisted a viewpoint can result from the cultural relativist ideology.<br /><br />One interesting aspect of the critics of Islam on the left is that many of its most prolific activists are ex-Muslims. Most of them have family who are still believers, so they are sensitive about negative generalizations about Muslims as people. After all, wouldn't you be offended by someone making negative generalizations that target, among others, your loved ones? Think about that when making alliances. I saw one such ex-Muslim activist ("<a href="http://nicemangos.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">NiceMangos</a>") block a conservative activist for having tweeted "Muslims have bad morals". After discussing it with her, she would have been absolutely fine with "Islam teaches bad morals". Still a bit too PC for my taste, but I do understand her reasons.<br /><br />If you're interested in reading more from liberal critics of Islam, I'd recommend <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ali-a-rizvi/" rel="nofollow">Ali Rizvi's blog</a>. He was born in Pakistan, educated in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and is currently living in Canada. I plan to buy his book, "The Atheist Muslim", as soon as it comes out.Ah Clemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269374191180686862noreply@blogger.com