There is a madness to crowds, as writers such as Douglas Murray have observed, with great perception. To explain the modern world's predicament only as a problem of madness is to miss a big point. The problem of evil. Christians understand this. It is time for the world to catch up.
Australia's battle of ideas - the culture war - seems lost, to the forces of progressive liberalism. Those who would fight this battle seem preoccupied with getting the Liberal party into office, and keeping it there. While the bigger battles go by, without a fight. Understanding where we are going wrong is the first task in understanding the war we are in.
Chesterton once said that the non believer in God doesn't believe in nothing - he is prone to believe in anything. Observing the current political madness in the world only confirms Chesterton's wisdom. Whether it is the mad wokeness of the new revolutionaries, or the crazy hysteria over Covid 19, it seems to be everywhere. There is a madness to crowds. Not just in Victoria.
The Covid lockdown has infringed the rights and liberties of ordinary Australians in ridiculous ways while leftists have been able to turn up at protest rallies for this, that and the other. Spot the tilt to the left, facilitated by the State? The double standards are palpable.
Assisted Suicide Laws Expose our Leaders’ Double Standards
Written by Kathy Clubb
The Government's response to Covid 19, whatever one thinks of the wisdom of lockdowns and so on, has been laced with hypocrisy. One glaring double standard has been the sudden conversion of governments to apparent concern for the health of the elderly and weak in an age of euthanasia on demand.
Why ScoMo Owes Cardinal Pell an Apology (and to Every Victim of a Miscarriage of Justice in Australia)
Written by Augusto Zimmerman
Australian leaders are fond of making apologies. Perhaps one is owed to Cardinal Pell following his High Court exoneration. Among the many public figures who owe such an apology, the Cardinal might well expect one from our Prime Minister.
The Unedifying Fruits of a Utilitarian Higher Education Policy
Written by Paul Collits
The Government's decision to double the cost of a universities arts degree is short-sighted, philistine and utilitarian.
