Liberalism is becoming fascism 'cause ...

[Soph0571]

Listening to the radio this morning and the main topic for discussion was a teacher in Northern Ireland who put a display on a school notice board calling the day that abortions were decriminalised, and gay marriage was legalised the ‘darkest day’. Because this is Northern Ireland, which is further right in some respects than the bible belt in America, the reaction was mixed but mostly a shrug, because why shouldn’t she be allowed to express her views etc etc …not surprising really. But completely wrong. Since when was it OK for a teacher to push their religious beliefs on children? It is complete and utter nonsense. But the icing on the cake was the religious right phoning in and the common theme was liberalism is becoming fascism ‘cause we will not tolerate the far right freedom of speech to speak hatred (or as they put it, be anti-progressive)? Heh.

Dorothy we are not in Kansas anymore… seems like we are coming up beside the far-right Christo-fascist movements in the USA who do false equivalency oh so very well.

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[muriel_volestrangler]

1. A good working explanation of the reality of conservatism:

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit:

There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

There is nothing more or else to it, and there never has been, in any place or time.

… As the core proposition of conservatism is indefensible if stated baldly, it has always been surrounded by an elaborate backwash of pseudophilosophy, amounting over time to millions of pages.

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2019/10/23/rights-for-me-but-not-for-thee-3/

That was a comment on another blog, and Fred Clark expands on it in his own blog. But we see that in this case: the religious right want to be able to discriminate, while complaining that laws that protect the people they have designated as the "out-group" are somehow wrong. And the pseudophilosophy in this case is "stopping us discriminating is fascism".

[Scoopster]

2. Do as I say, not as I do.

The tired old hypocrisy of conservatives everywhere.

[LeftishBrit]

3. Seems that maybe we ARE in Kansas!

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From all I've heard about Sam Brownback in particular...

But maybe NI is now moving on from that point.