Mays Street & Old Settlers Park
Despite What McDonald Says, Black Insists That He Is a Moral Relativist (and He Thinks Everyone Else Is, Too, Only Some Folks Are Hypocrites)
RECEIVED Fri., June 29, 2007
Dear Editor,
Louis Black’s column is rational, courageous, and wise ["Page Two," June 29]. Clearly, he exhibits profound maturity in his admonishments of conspiracy theorists and their acolytes. He is championing unvarnished truth. Good for him.
There have always been those who have maintained that just because they believe their own conspiracy theories, they must be deemed true. Further, because of 40 years of slow-creep moral relativism, they demand to be defined as truth-tellers, regardless of those stubborn things called facts or evidence. And astoundingly, they usually achieve their goal.
This is the formula for complete cultural breakdown. It allows for the false and dangerous equal perceptions of truth and untruth. And there is no greater example of how this terrible syndrome can negatively impact serious societal problems than the issue of illegal immigration.
Moral equivalence falsely bestows a sense of entitlement of American rights of citizenship to those who breach our borders illegally. But this is where moral clarity steps in. For, to the contrary, these people have zero rights to any part of U.S. citizenship.
While it is sad and distressing that their home countries’ cultures continue in the decrepit caste systems of feudalistic socialism and are unable to provide opportunities for societal and economic fulfillment, we cannot allow those pathologies to slowly subsume our nation. If we do, the free world is finished. To say the least, this is unacceptable.
Moral relativism must be deposited in the file of unenlightened ideological theory. Indeed, if it is not balkanization, anarchy and tyranny await. Mr. Black’s display of moral courage is helpful in this crucial process. It is an example of how we can all play a part in perpetuating freedom and bringing down ignorant pernicious thinking. I encourage him to continue.
Louis Black’s column is rational, courageous, and wise ["Page Two," June 29]. Clearly, he exhibits profound maturity in his admonishments of conspiracy theorists and their acolytes. He is championing unvarnished truth. Good for him.
There have always been those who have maintained that just because they believe their own conspiracy theories, they must be deemed true. Further, because of 40 years of slow-creep moral relativism, they demand to be defined as truth-tellers, regardless of those stubborn things called facts or evidence. And astoundingly, they usually achieve their goal.
This is the formula for complete cultural breakdown. It allows for the false and dangerous equal perceptions of truth and untruth. And there is no greater example of how this terrible syndrome can negatively impact serious societal problems than the issue of illegal immigration.
Moral equivalence falsely bestows a sense of entitlement of American rights of citizenship to those who breach our borders illegally. But this is where moral clarity steps in. For, to the contrary, these people have zero rights to any part of U.S. citizenship.
While it is sad and distressing that their home countries’ cultures continue in the decrepit caste systems of feudalistic socialism and are unable to provide opportunities for societal and economic fulfillment, we cannot allow those pathologies to slowly subsume our nation. If we do, the free world is finished. To say the least, this is unacceptable.
Moral relativism must be deposited in the file of unenlightened ideological theory. Indeed, if it is not balkanization, anarchy and tyranny await. Mr. Black’s display of moral courage is helpful in this crucial process. It is an example of how we can all play a part in perpetuating freedom and bringing down ignorant pernicious thinking. I encourage him to continue.
Vance McDonald
