Liberalism or Fanaticism?

How incoherent and incongruent the modern world would have us be. On one hand, we are called to accept our differences. On the other hand, we are called into the norm even when it is not our own.

Today we are called to celebrate our disparities and forget our cherished values. We are called to forgo religion, family and honoured tradition in exchange for some sort of magical “freedom” proposed by liberalism, anthropocentrism, consumerism and science.

We are told that traditional belief systems and values are ignorant and blind and inflexible and do us no good. We are called to destroy the old wisdoms and seek out modern “enlightenment”. Where exactly? In equally intolerant extremisms like blind patriotism, rampant materialism and scientific fanaticism. Some even seek renewal in even older and more primitive concepts, like animism, polytheism & even witchcraf.

These "freedoms" are no more than prisons of a different kind. Through them, modern liberals would lead us against concience in a straight path to disaster. If we were to follow what so called “liberals” would have us do, we would be prisoners to fear and slaves to lust in but an instant of madness and sociological chaos.

By their rule, freedom is to promote pornography, but not monogamy; to forgo traditional wedlock, but endorse gay marriage; to welcome free sex, but not celibacy; to seek myriad partners, but not infidelity; to accept abortion of children, but not their punishment when it is due; we are to accept working women, but not women who wish to be mothers and housewives. It is completely inconsistent. It doesn't make sense. Where is the freedom? Where is the celebration of disparities? It doesn't exist.

This only makes sense in the light of an agenda. One based on applied proven socio-economic dynamics through marketing and social communications techniques. This is an agenda of greed and manipulation that would have us exchange fulfillment and happiness for material pleasures that result in renewable sales. Yes, it is about money. Not yours or mine, someone else's.

Think of it: An empty heart spends more money in search of solace. An empty womb can work more to generate riches and then spend them. An empty soul can seek filling in wealth and hedonism. If you take away something that rewards people, then people look for a substitute.

Religion, family, moral conduct and other such supposedly "obsolete" concepts are indeed very fulfilling on their own right. They were created after centuries of the same sorts of "freedoms" as are now proposed as something new.

As self nurturing sources of fulfilment, they are not commercially interesting because they don't directly generate continuous purchases. Hence, we are made to break with them and then we are offered alternatives that provide only ephemeral fulfilment. These substitutes are better not for you, but for the people that market them.

Next time someone tells you you're a fool for being true to your beliefs and your heritage, think of this. Think of the motive behind the banner. Then perhaps you may hold firm to timeless values you know are good.