27 October 2011

All Cultures Are Not Created Equal

.... It is illustrative of the chasm that exists between western culture and the tribal cultures and customs of much of the Middle East. Political correctness decrees that we consider all cultures as created essentially equal but are they really?

Can we be comfortable even coexisting with societies where women are treated as property, denied the right to drive a car, expose their faces or travel without a male relative escort? Can we respect a culture that punishes rape victims and excuses honor killings? Yet we call them friends and allies and ply them with foreign aid. [The Iconoclast] Read more