In Praise of Prejudice By Elaib Harvey
There is a new series of books coming out of the American publishing house Encounter Books, calling itself Brief Encounters. The latest is this articulate polemic from Theodore Dalrymple and quite a blast of cold air it is.
He takes as his theme the way in which in today's world to be prejudiced in any way, or indeed to show discrimination has moved from being the epitome of civilisation to being nigh on the nadir of existence. This he firmly rejects.
To be prejudiced is to have a preformed idea of the good, to lack prejudice is today the greatest moral attainment, but he shows how not only is it impossible, but at a deeper level utterly wrong.
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Dear USAP: thanks for this very nice piece and it's spot on, I must say. Roger Kimball...I must get some of his stuff to add to Mark Steyn and Horowitz. Thanks.
Aah, the very two faced PC Left Labour Party has just won in Australia.
Gee, apparently we're about to enter Utopia...can't wait. You can't force a successful economy with Leftoid contradictions and the moral vanity's of the elites.
All the best kid, and hope ya like these feeble links from my shabby blog. Colonel Neville.
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