thoughts in and out of season
Christians aren’t allowed to be victims because it makes Islam look bad, and besides it detracts from Jewish suffering: Italian writer accused of distorting history. Meanwhile, Chronicles writer Srdja Trifkovic presents a dissenting view of the historical relation between the religion of peace and tolerance and Christianity.
A triumph: whites pushed into minority status at Stanford. The key is recruitment, university officials say. Meanwhile, and not surprisingly, polls show most Californians favor getting rid of racial designations.
Another action alert: People for the American way has set up a toll-free number to let you call your legislator about the pending federal hate crimes bill (The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act (S 625)) and the American Family Association is suggesting that all right-wingers do just that. Here’s their email:
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It’s an issue: We’re Losing Our Civil Liberties for Nothing. If enough was known pre-September 11 to stop the hijackers, why all the special measures to advance the “War against Terrorism”?
The reason, of course, is equality. If everyone must be treated the same, and odd behavior of conspicuous people overlooked because that would … More ...
A good summary of the influence of political correctness on the events leading up to September 11: Stop frisking crippled nuns, by Mark Steyn.
It’s worthwhile looking at the details to see just how totalitarian “inclusiveness” is. Here’s an account of the specifics involved in the duty to promote race equality imposed in Britain by the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.
All public agencies, including colleges and universities, professional bodies, libraries and museums, have to do whatever they do … More ...
Some numbers from the 2000 census on how things are going in the Southwest: In Texas, 31.2 percent said they speak a language at home that is not English, up from 25 percent in 1990. 6.4 percent of the state’s entire population entered the United States between 1990 and 2000. In Arizona the number … More ...
Diversity and global capitalism march on: The New Color of Money, from New York Magazine. Smart kids from the third world with plenty of energy and no interest in anything outside business are taking over the big investment banking houses. While Bombay-born Fareed Zakaria announces in The New Yorker that what we see … More ...
A cry from the heart from a Korean-American woman: Living in Fear of Racism. It’s certainly unpleasant to visit a town and get screamed at by one of the local crazies, but isn’t it obvious from Miss Wong’s comments that the sensitive, multicultural society she wants is an all-consuming task that can never be … More ...
The fruits of political correctness and congressional grandstanding: FBI Culture Blamed for Missteps on Moussaoui. The Minneapolis office knew exactly what the risks were, but Washington didn’t want to deal. How could they possibly have investigated these things, after all, without profiling young Arab men? Even after September 11 there were complaints about … More ...