For Chesterton, tradition is the extension of democracy through time, the proxy of the dead and the enfranchisement of the unborn. Progressivists, on the other hand, look upon the dead as savages and sanction the systematic extermination of the unborn. The contempt for tradition inherent to and endemic in progressivist circles is fundamentally undemocratic insofar that it excludes the vast majority of humanity. Respect for tradition is merely a demand for majority rule! - Excerpt We live in very mean-spirited times. In spite of all the hypocritical cant about “love” and “tolerance” it can be shown that there is little real difference between the boastful disdain of “progressivist” snobbery and the most pernicious forms of racism. If this is love, then I will hate; If this is tolerance, then I will be intolerant; If this is progressive, then in the words of CS Lewis, I will turn around. Pride before the fall my friends, and our society will fall as I have been saying for a long time.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:22:26 +0000
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