Having enjoyed an early barbecue halfway through April, the weather now seems to have turned. Almost every day the rain pours down in fresh showers. At least for now, talk of globbal warming seems to have abated. Until the next time we get some warm sunshine no doubt. It's funny how there seems to be a religious, even zealous element to the ecomentalist embrace of this phenomenon. It's as if some people need the doom scenario in their lives; especially if it is something they are able to feel guilty about to some degree.
Masochism seems to be an integral part of the progressive activist. Down with us seems to be the preferred motto. I happen not to believe that the West is responsible for all the evils in the world. On the contrary, I think Western civilisation has contributed much of value to the world.
In the blogosphere and on forums on newsmedia sites the old boring battle between left and right is still being fought. I find the whole process fruitless, tiresome and ultimately irrelevant. Since the glorious demise of Soviet communism, the old labels of right-wing versus left-wing seem hopelessly obsolete. No longer should the chattering classes assume that "you're not okay because you're right-wing; I'm okay because I'm left-wing". That sort of thing seems so silly.
Yet the so-called progressive element in society appear to claim moral superiority in almost every field. And some appalling assumptions are made in the process. America bad-suicide bombers good; abortion is a woman's right and certainly not infanticide; organised religion can be equated with ignorant superstition; secularism should be the norm, capitalism is theft, and so on.
Perhaps we should accept the fact that life will never be perfect but we have to just get on with it as best we can. Even socialist France has now elected a president who may launch economic reform. The way forward has to be accompanied by a certain can-do attitude. The challenges are manifold but if anything people are resourceful and capable of surprising themselves. Let's get on with it!
Masochism seems to be an integral part of the progressive activist. Down with us seems to be the preferred motto. I happen not to believe that the West is responsible for all the evils in the world. On the contrary, I think Western civilisation has contributed much of value to the world.
In the blogosphere and on forums on newsmedia sites the old boring battle between left and right is still being fought. I find the whole process fruitless, tiresome and ultimately irrelevant. Since the glorious demise of Soviet communism, the old labels of right-wing versus left-wing seem hopelessly obsolete. No longer should the chattering classes assume that "you're not okay because you're right-wing; I'm okay because I'm left-wing". That sort of thing seems so silly.
Yet the so-called progressive element in society appear to claim moral superiority in almost every field. And some appalling assumptions are made in the process. America bad-suicide bombers good; abortion is a woman's right and certainly not infanticide; organised religion can be equated with ignorant superstition; secularism should be the norm, capitalism is theft, and so on.
Perhaps we should accept the fact that life will never be perfect but we have to just get on with it as best we can. Even socialist France has now elected a president who may launch economic reform. The way forward has to be accompanied by a certain can-do attitude. The challenges are manifold but if anything people are resourceful and capable of surprising themselves. Let's get on with it!
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