Monday, March 15, 2010

Treason Lost In the Fog of Fuzzy Newspeak

Critical thinking about, and understanding of the state of the world and our society is dependent to a great extent on language and the ability to convey ideas clearly. Unfortunately, politically correct Newspeak is undermining our collective ability to recognize and act in response to what is transpiring.

If anyone doubts that our elite institutions have become not just unpatriotic but actual bastions of anti-Americanism, take a look at this Wall Street Journal report on what many of the nation's premier law firms (with the support of many of our major corporations) are harboring and fostering.  

Think too about what is taking place on the campuses of our leading colleges and universities. Recall how we and our government failed to call The New York Times or its editors and publisher to account when the newspaper published classified information helpful to the Jihadists seeking to destroy us. Even our military shies away from decisive actions to protect its own from murderous infiltrators it tolerates in the name of politically correct diversity.

Tolerance has its limits. Unless we regain the ability to recognize, and the will to respond with appropriate force to treason, our tolerance is going to bring the American dream to an early end.

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