Islam, the religion of peace, has been shanghaied by its radical fringe.  The American left is going down the same path. Liberalism struggles to deal with innately malevolent, self-serving human behavior.  It was okay for Neanderthals, but it has no place in modern, enlightened society.  It threatens liberal thinkers and is an obstacle to attainment of their egalitarian goals.  In their postmodern mindset, the seven deadly sins, the id, the yin, though abundantly evident in contemporary human behavior, are products of the environment, not of persistent innate primitive instincts.  As such, the evils of capitalism, racism, and sexism are therefore all amenable to environmental manipulation.  A nurturing government will rein in runaway capitalism with redistributive policy.  Affirmative action, quotas, entitlement programs, and urban renewal will sweep away racism.  The feminist movement will neutralize sexism. That was yesterday.  More...(Read Full Post)