Wednesday, November 10, 2004

A tolerant but confused society takes political correctness to its illogical extreme

This story should give us a hint of what could happen here if we don't learn a lesson from what is happening in Europe. (Michael has been talking about this for months.)

The Dutch — like every other European society I know — were unwilling to recognize that they had potentially lethal enemies within, and that it was necessary to impose the rules of civil behavior on everyone within their domain. The rules of political correctness made it impossible even to criticize the jihadists, never mind compel them to observe the rules of civil society. Just look at what happened the next day: An artist in Rotterdam improvised a wall fresco that consisted of an angel and the words "Thou Shalt Not Kill." The local imam protested, and local authorities removed the fresco.