Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

Progressivism (P) Vs. Conservatism (C) When you understand a problem, you are halfway towards a solution! As we have learned, there are two sides of the on-going, half-century old ‘culture war:’ The left-leaning secular progressives (sometimes called ‘liberals’), versus the right-leaning traditional values conservative (also known as ‘social conservatives’). The secular progressives dominate our political parties, mainstream media, academia, big business, some parts of the judiciary, and the entertainment industry. Many mainstream people and some cultural leaders subscribe, at least in part, to the traditional values side. This handy guide will help distinguish between progressives (P) and conservatives (C). 1. Worldview P: Concerned with economic material side of man; C: Concerned with the entire person, including moral & spiritual. 2. Identity P: Identity Politics; C: Character (Martin Luther King Jr., in his epic 1963 speech, I Have A...

A group of university students protest outside the administration building. Their complaint: they want to ban racism, sexism, homophobia, islamophobia and all other forms of intolerance; New York City’s Commission on Human Rights wants to re-interpret the city’s anti-discrimination laws. These will cover all citizens in all public places. If a person is denied same-sex facilities, or cross-dressers are treated differently or if a person is called ‘he’ when they want to be called ‘she,’ this would be a violation of the anti-discrimination regulations. The penalty: a $250,000 fine. Religious and social conservatives complain of being silenced by the social media giants for violating ‘anti-abuse’ regulations. What is the ‘abuse?’ Expressing a dissenting opinion from those from the Left Wing. What do all these incidents have in common? The demise of free speech as we know it. For all these examples, and many more, are practicing ‘political correctness,’ with the ult...