From the desk of Thomas F. Bertonneau on Tue, 2011-07-12 12:56 A paradox of modernity is that, from its beginnings in Eighteenth Century rationalism, it has been accompanied by a veritable polyphony of dissent. The advocates of rationalism – and of progress – have inveterately denounced this heterogeneous arousal of dissident judgment under the sweeping termreaction; but that term, reaction or reactionism, applies much more appropriately to the Enlightenment itself than it does to the critique of the Enlightenment, or to the critique of the Enlightenment’s swift self-transfiguration into Revolution. From the desk of George Handlery on Thu, 2011-07-07 22:44 A “1968” rebel against majoritarian democracy clashes with an insurgent against Communist dictatorship. 1.Why be surprised? A globally not-so-unique case has shaken Switzerland. A left-run Canton allowed a prisoner go on “an excursion”. The convicted murderer, who is also a rapist, made good use of the opportunity. While the authorities played “nice”, he acted “smart”. So he took a leave of absence after wounding with a knife –how could he get one?- a guard. That person happened to be a woman. This makes one wonder about a myth besides the one that criminals are normal folks with bad luck. A woman assigned to restrain a violent criminal is given an inappropriate job. Weight class and strength are characteristics that come to mind. Naturally, these reality-derived considerations contradict the theory of absolute equality. In this instance reality prevailed and it worked to the detriment of the policewoman –excuse me, “person”- and the public.Nicolas Berdyaev And Modern Anti-Modernism
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Thursday, 14 July 2011
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