Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Our Newest Op Ed
A Pragmatist View: It's alRight to be Left...
- By Greg Stewart
Traditionally, the Washington Post columnist are viewed as left leaning liberals that aim to demonstrate "error of our ways" with political correctness (Whew!). From some viewpoints they are ideologues whose motives must be suspected, because, after all, the Washington Post and their ilk are saboteurs to the American way of life. In so being that, the liberal left obfuscates and blinds Americans from the truth. In essence, papers such as the Washington Post, New York Times, and LA Times have agendas to shroud the public from its personal liberties, freedom of speech, and selfish intolerances; or at the least, that is what one is to believe.
So, when I see two diametrically oppose pundits virtually agree on the same topic, George Will and Richard Cohen and diatribe on the issue of free speech and to advocate for, in a fashion, David Irving's oration and writings on the "faux" holocaust is tantamount to the mountain coming to Moses...Well, maybe not. But their points in their recent columns and their rationality within them are well taken. It is a mistake in a "free society" and I will add even during a time of "war" obscure liberties, such as "free speech." To do so, is to defeat the example of our greatness and our inclusiveness. Admittedly, this may sound like a big tent moment, but it is not. Our democracy must not give in to our own insecurities, our greatest virtue and principle, the First Amendment, must not be relegated to the extremes of political correctness, from either side, it must be held up as our greatest asset.............
Click HERE To Read On
- By Greg Stewart
Traditionally, the Washington Post columnist are viewed as left leaning liberals that aim to demonstrate "error of our ways" with political correctness (Whew!). From some viewpoints they are ideologues whose motives must be suspected, because, after all, the Washington Post and their ilk are saboteurs to the American way of life. In so being that, the liberal left obfuscates and blinds Americans from the truth. In essence, papers such as the Washington Post, New York Times, and LA Times have agendas to shroud the public from its personal liberties, freedom of speech, and selfish intolerances; or at the least, that is what one is to believe.
So, when I see two diametrically oppose pundits virtually agree on the same topic, George Will and Richard Cohen and diatribe on the issue of free speech and to advocate for, in a fashion, David Irving's oration and writings on the "faux" holocaust is tantamount to the mountain coming to Moses...Well, maybe not. But their points in their recent columns and their rationality within them are well taken. It is a mistake in a "free society" and I will add even during a time of "war" obscure liberties, such as "free speech." To do so, is to defeat the example of our greatness and our inclusiveness. Admittedly, this may sound like a big tent moment, but it is not. Our democracy must not give in to our own insecurities, our greatest virtue and principle, the First Amendment, must not be relegated to the extremes of political correctness, from either side, it must be held up as our greatest asset.............
Click HERE To Read On
# posted by Publius @ 3/08/2006 01:54:00 AM 
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