I couldn't help but notice Scat's description of Progressives. Looks like Scat has been listening to Glenn Beck', or the equivalent's, uniformed rantings on Progressives.
Let me adress them one by one:
American progressives hold these truths to be self-evident:
- All cultures and religions are equally meritorious (except for Christianity). Nope. Cultures and religions have both good and bad aspects and some are on the whole better than others. However, in saying this, we should acknowledge that our views are inevitably shaped to a degree by our culture and religion.
- There is no objective truth (until and unless progressives declare the truth): There are few objective truths, far fewer than some claim, but they do exist. One example, the value of the individual as an end in his/her own right and not as a means for someone else. Most 'truths,' however, are probably 'subjective' and a function of one's culture, religion, biases, etc.
- You cannot legislate morality (Therefore, everything is "moral" -- except Christian morality): Wrong. Laws are the very codification of morality. Anyone who makes this argument is clearly not thinking clearly.
- Progressives celebrate diversity and are tolerant, inclusive, and accepting of all fellow humans (except conservative, white and Christian people): BS. We Progressives are tolerant and accepting of conservatives, whites, and Christians. Many of our fellow progressives come from these ranks. What we don't like is conservative, white, christians imposing their narrow religious views, based to a large extent on a book of iron age fables, on the rest of society.
