Tagged: orthodoxy

Tolerance vs. Progressivism

Tolerance is not equivalent to approval or “acceptance.” On the contrary, the very notion of tolerance presupposes differences of opinion, disapproval of behavior, and perhaps even personal distaste. In a political context, tolerance entails a willingness to forego any legal objections against, or punishments for, beliefs or behaviors that are regarded as socially unorthodox or disagreeable to the common view, but which have...

“Cancel Culture”

Amazon, which is angling to become the only retailer of anything, anywhere on Earth, has announced that it will no longer sell any book that discusses the possibility that non-standard “gender identities” are symptoms of mental illness. This decision, of course, is merely one of thousands of analogous choices being made by major corporate entities, major government agencies, and major social media lynch...