A QUICK DISPATCH: VOX DAY AND THANK YOU
We came across this interesting column from Vox Day today. Vox is a self-described Christian Libertarian who gives an interesting analysis as to what Christians should do to help themselves and culture. We thought it was also applicable to people who might have a conservative or libertarian spirit in Canada.A taste:
"The law is nothing before God's Law. Christians would, I think, do very well to remember that the apostle Paul was a serial lawbreaker who would have certainly fallen afoul of a three-strikes law, and that like his Lord and Savior, he was executed by the authority of the state."
Again all law is rooted in morality. In a democracy the morality and hence the law comes from the people...bottom up. It does seem in Canada we now have a top down system where elites from on high dictate to the people what their morality and law is. As we asked in the last Dossier, when this happens either the law is invalid or we cease to live in a democracy, but you can't have it both ways.
Also, a thank you to Robert B. who wrote an impassioned response to my last Dossier on how SSM invalidates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. I recommend you read it in the comments section.
We were going to write an equally impassioned response but when we came to this paragraph:
"I see you for what you are - an arrogant, self appointed dictator who wants to run my life, dictate what I can do in my bedroom, and with whom I can do it. You cannot be content to run your own life, but then, neither could Hitler. Hitler hated all those unlike himself.Maybe your next article could be a defence of why you and Hitler are not the same."
...we realized we had already won the debate. We love responding personally to responses but once the New Left uses the 'ole 'Hitler' accusation...it seems a little bit like a lost cause.
Perhaps the next Dossier will be an in depth analysis of what the New Left has in common with the National Socialist German Workers Party of 1938.
posted by Nicol DuMoulin @ 2:33 PM
7 Comments:
You are a man of infinite patience.
With regards your last point, are you aware of Dr Jon Ray's Essay
"Hitler Was a Socialist".
It can be found on
http://jonjayray.tripod.com/hitler.htm/
Regards
Chris Cummins
Canadi-anna,
I try. Sometimes it is difficult but I do try. Perhaps it was my university experience that did it but most of these people back down if you don't take their insults too seriously. Obviously more easy said than done as these accusations are designed to destroy lives.
I have literally seen it done. We see it done on a Federal level now. I don't worry so much for myself as I do for children (and the ones I hope to have soon).
Fog,
Excellent essay. Ray mentions many things thay I have always thought of...especially the concepts of Eugenics and sculpting the perfect human specimen that leftist (and especially the Ontario Liberal government) seems to be obsessed with. Also the obsession with Euthanasia.
The Hitler was a 'righty' argument is broken down very easily upon even the most cursory of scrutiny.
Thank's for the link.
Heh... you know, if you compare the new left with the National Socialists.... thene the left has then won.
Don't do it man... don't do it... ;-)
Shane,
Ahhh, but I can compare because I am not a relativist ;)
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Best wishes.
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