Well known columnist, and almost neighbor to my parents, Mark Steyn has been brought up on charges by two Canadian human rights commissions for his book America Alone.
Do you remember a cover story Maclean's ran on Oct. 23, 2006?
No? Me neither, and I wrote it. Such is life in the weekly mag biz. But it was an excerpt on various geopolitical and demographic trends from my then brand new tome, America Alone: The End of the World as we Know It. I don't know whether my bestselling book is still available in Canadian bookstores, but it's coming soon to a Canadian "courtroom" near you! The Canadian Islamic Congress and a handful of Osgoode Hall law students have complained about the article in Maclean's to (at last count) three of Canada's many "human rights" commissions, two of which have agreed to hear the "case." It would be nice to report that the third sent the plaintiffs away with a flea in their ears saying that in a free society it's no business of the state to regulate the content of privately owned magazines. Alas, I gather it's only bureaucratic torpor that has temporarily delayed the province of Ontario's enthusiastic leap upon the bandwagon. These students are not cited in the offending article. Canadian Muslims are not the subject of the piece. Indeed, Canada is not mentioned at all, except en passant. Yet Canada's "human rights" commissions have accepted the premise of the Canadian Islamic Congress--that the article potentially breaches these students' "human rights."
This is quite literally terrifying, but not without precedent. The same capitulation to Muslim "sensibilities" has been underway in Western Europe and the U.K. for years. Muslim's are the new noble savages to the cultural elites of the west, and have achieved an "untouchable" status in any clash of cultures. That countries like Canada, Norway, France, and England are self limiting their democratic freedoms and institutions to placate a number of people who's understanding society is tribal, anti-democratic, and honor based is a testament to the truly gross corruption of western society at the hands of the doctrine of Multiculturalism.
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The face of sin today often wears the mask of tolerance.
This is quite literally terrifying, but not without precedent. The same capitulation to Muslim "sensibilities" has been underway in Western Europe and the U.K. for years. Muslim's are the new noble savages to the cultural elites of west, and have achieved an "untouchable" status in any clash of cultures. That countries like Canada, Norway, France, and England are self limiting their democratic freedoms and institutions to placate a number of people who's understanding society is tribal, anti-democratic, and honor based is a testament to the truly gross corruption of western society at the hands of the doctrine of Multiculturalism.
There is a silver lining to all this. In many of these countries, religion, particularly Christianity, is on the decline. Contact with Islam is going to bring back conservative values either enforced by AK-47 (which is wrong) or by a stirring up to remembrance of what they ought to be doing.
Keene, is there code in here to check for keywords and bring up specific ads? Or is it just coincidence that MuslimSingles.com is the ad that keeps popping up?
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Keene, is there code in here to check for keywords and bring up specific ads? Or is it just coincidence that MuslimSingles.com is the ad that keeps popping up?
LOL! Haven't you ever been curious to see what's under the veil?
But seriously, I'm not seeing that ad. I'm seeing one for mymormonspace.com
moksha wrote:Oh no, they've agreed to hear the case? Next they will be ordering falafel for lunch.
Hi Moksha,
What do you think about the following passage:
As David Warren put it, the punishment is not the verdict, but the process--the months of time-consuming distractions and legal bills that make it easier for editors to shrug, "You know, maybe we don't need a report on creeping sharia, after all. How about we do The Lindsay Lohan Guide To Celebrity Carjacking one more time?" Canada is not unique in the urge of its bien pensants to pre-emptive surrender: Australian publishers decline books on certain, ah, sensitive subjects; a French novelist was dragged into court to answer for the "Islamophobia" of one of his fictional characters; British editors insist books are vacuumed of anything likely to attract the eye of wealthy Saudis adept at using the English legal system to silence their critics.
Nonetheless, even in this craven environment, Canada's "human rights commissions" are uniquely inimical to the marketplace of ideas. In its 30 years of existence, no complaint brought to the federal Hillary Clinton under Section XIII has been settled in favour of the defendant. A court where the rulings only go one way is the very definition of a show trial. These institutions should be a source of shame to Canadians.
Is that what we want in the US (I realize that we have some valuable posters from outside the US but most are from America).
This is quite literally terrifying, but not without precedent. The same capitulation to Muslim "sensibilities" has been underway in Western Europe and the U.K. for years. Muslim's are the new noble savages to the cultural elites of west, and have achieved an "untouchable" status in any clash of cultures. That countries like Canada, Norway, France, and England are self limiting their democratic freedoms and institutions to placate a number of people who's understanding society is tribal, anti-democratic, and honor based is a testament to the truly gross corruption of western society at the hands of the doctrine of Multiculturalism.
There is a silver lining to all this. In many of these countries, religion, particularly Christianity, is on the decline. Contact with Islam is going to bring back conservative values either enforced by AK-47 (which is wrong) or by a stirring up to remembrance of what they ought to be doing.
These likely are the Lamanites of our day.
Yes, let them go back to worshiping a sham God, citing passages from iron age books of religious fantasy, and using said books of iron age religious fantasies to oppress people deemed insufficiently pious.
God . . . "who mouths morals to other people and has none himself; who frowns upon crimes, yet commits them all; who created man without invitation, . . . and finally, with altogether divine obtuseness, invites this poor, abused slave to worship him ..."
Keene, is there code in here to check for keywords and bring up specific ads? Or is it just coincidence that MuslimSingles.com is the ad that keeps popping up?
LOL! Haven't you ever been curious to see what's under the veil?
But seriously, I'm not seeing that ad. I'm seeing one for mymormonspace.com
This is quite literally terrifying, but not without precedent. The same capitulation to Muslim "sensibilities" has been underway in Western Europe and the U.K. for years. Muslim's are the new noble savages to the cultural elites of the west, and have achieved an "untouchable" status in any clash of cultures. That countries like Canada, Norway, France, and England are self limiting their democratic freedoms and institutions to placate a number of people who's understanding of society is tribal, anti-democratic, and honor based is a testament to the truly gross corruption of western society at the hands of the doctrine of Multiculturalism.
There is a silver lining to all this. In many of these countries, religion, particularly Christianity, is on the decline. Contact with Islam is going to bring back conservative values either enforced by AK-47 (which is wrong) or by a stirring up to remembrance of what they ought to be doing.
These likely are the Lamanites of our day.
Interesting point indeed.
The face of sin today often wears the mask of tolerance.