I'm taking a break from Super Bowl XL and found two posts from The Insomniac that simply must get some air time in the 'sphere.
"We are being challenged by Islam these years - globally as well as locally. It is a challenge we have to take seriously. We have let this issue float about for too long because we are tolerant and lazy.
"We have to show our opposition to Islam and we have to, at times, run the risk of having unflattering labels placed on us because there are some things for which we should display no tolerance."
"And when we are tolerant, we must know whether it is because of convenience or conviction."
To which Leslie responds, in part:
Tolerance based on conviction is one thing, but base it on convenience or fear of the radical fundamentalism that is rising up and the virtue is changed.
Number 2, where she quotes the most quotable Mark Steyn and then gives her interpretation that I think nails the situation faced by the civilized:
The line of least resistance buries family relationships by alienating the authentic participation of the one who sells out their needs and wants for the sake of peace and quiet. Before you know it one person is calling all the shots and the other, once happy to oblige, starts to feel squashed under the weight of the demands. It's peaceful and quiet for sometimes years until the one who's been holding back can't take it any more. In that sense there is no nobility in avoiding the smaller daily conflicts of family life because it sets the stage for huge problems later.
It's getting harder and harder for Europe (and the rest of Western culture) to ignore the crazy aunt in the basement.
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