The Self-Hating West ...

I have always marveled at how so many in the West could attack their own counties with such venom while excluding other countries from equal levels of scrutiny. In America, a portion of the left are basically at war with their own government. It does not matter if a Republician or a Democrat is in office although Republican's make far tastier and inviting targets. Regardless, Johnson, Carter and Clinton were not spared in their day.

Below you will find an interesting article from historian Bruce Thorton that discusses the root causes of this trend of thought.


February 9, 2007

The Truth about Tolerance

How our therapeutic thinkers threaten Western values.
by Bruce Thornton

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Acceptance of a double standard has always been a sign of inferiority. To let someone behave according to one set of principles or values while demanding that you be subjected to others is to validate a claim of superiority that justifies the inconsistent and unfair behavior. A double standard can also reflect incoherent thinking, a failure to apply consistently a principle that presumably has universal validity. In the West’s struggle with Islamic jihad, doubts about the superiority of Western values have coupled with a breakdown in ethical reasoning. The result is the appeasement of jihadist aggression and the confirmation of the jihadist estimation of the West’s corruption.

http://victorhanson.com/articles/thornton020907.html