PrintMarch 9, 2011
Can 'Muscular Liberalism' Save the West?
Western European leaders have been calling for the application of a more "muscular liberalism" in recent months. Their hope is that by hardening their stance on immigration, Europe will be better equipped to deal with issues arising from the financial strains and demographic dangers posed by the massive influx of immigrants from the Islamic world. Of course, it is left to each of us to wonder whether Europe flexing her atrophied muscles would be at all effective in warding off the threat. Decades of a more "impotent liberalism" have thoroughly conditioned Western societies, leading to their ideological insecurity and adherence to the notion of absolute multiculturalism, a policy based on the assumption that all cultures have good qualities that could enrich our own, and that if given the opportunity, they would be eager to offer them to our Utopian venture. It has become clear, however, that multiculturalism has not been favorable for...(Read Full Article)
