Liberal Elitism

[Froderik]

Their reaction to this specific incident, however, should also be viewed in the context of how modern liberals view human beings.

To them, people are largely ignorant, impulsive and malleable, and not only require guidance from more enlightened souls – namely, themselves -- but must also be shielded from circumstances, people or points of view that the enlightened ones have deemed dangerous or unworthy.  All of this, of course, is done for the benefit of the less fortunate.

This elitist perspective toward people is cloaked in benevolence but is in fact condescending and authoritarian in tone and practice. What they are saying, in effect, is that we are incapable of taking responsibility for ourselves, or being held accountable for our actions, and therefore they must take the reins.

The same mindset that declares a deranged shooter the “victim” of a toxic political climate believes that classic literature should be censored to protect us from insensitive language, talk radio ought to be regulated to ensure “fairness”, people of faith should be banned from the airwaves for “hate” speech, and illegal aliens ought to be called “undocumented workers” instead because the truth is too harsh.

You can almost hear your mother or father lecturing you, saying “It’s for your own good.”

I call it the infantilization of America.

Infants aren’t capable of reason or thought, but instead react based on instinct, feelings and desires. Infants are self-absorbed and unpredictable. Infants can’t fend for themselves.

In short, infants can’t be trusted with liberty or self-governance.

-Ron Miller

[seamus]

:nods:

[BuzzKill]

The Angry Man

The other day I chanced to meet
An angry man upon the street -
A man of wrath, a man of war,
A man who truculently bore
Over his shoulder, like a lance,
A banner labeled “Tolerance.”

And when I asked him why he strode
Thus scowling down the human road,
Scowling, he answered, “I am he
who champions total liberty -
Intolerance being, Ma’am, a state
No tolerant man can tolerate.

When I meet rogues,” he cried,
“Who choose, to cherish oppositional views,
Lady, like this, and in this manner,
I lay about me with my banner -
Till they cry Mercy, ma’am.”

 His blows Rained proudly on prospective foes.

Fearful, I turned and left him there,
Still muttering, as he thrashed the air,

“Let the Intolerant beware!”

Phyllis Mc Ginely

I also find my mind turning to Kiplings "Gods of the Copybook Headings". Its worth a read.