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October 19, 2006

The Paradox That Kills

Black has become white and white has become black, left is right and right is left, right is wrong and wrong is right.  A classic symptom of the illness of moral relativism:

What Is Perceived as Empowering in Mideast Weakens Israel's Image in West - Guy Bechor
It is a paradox: What is perceived as empowering in the Middle East weakens Israel's image in the West, particularly in Europe; and what is perceived in the Middle East as weakness is perceived as empowering in world opinion. The strong are admired in the Middle East while the weak are abhorred, yet in the West weakness is considered an advantage.
    Demonstrating power in Gaza is perceived in the region as a powerful deterrent, but is widely criticized worldwide. The images of Lebanese casualties were perceived as powerful and deterrent acts in the Middle East, but sparked harsh criticism globally. The disengagement from Gaza weakened Israel's deterrent power but was embraced warmly by the rest of the world. This rule also applies to the Palestinians: as long as they were perceived as weak, world opinion was in their favor; as soon as Hamas was depicted as having its own army and power, world opinion forgot them. (Ynet News)

Untreated moral relativism, like gangrene, spreads and leads to death of the entire body. 

If your philosophy is that violence is wrong, and you refuse to fight back, you will die and so will the desire for peace and liberty along with you.  We cannot fight only for ideas, we must fight for the lives of people who will support the ideas. 

It is getting very late.  Time to choose sides and take a stand if you have not already done so.  With us or against us? No, you actually can't be both.

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