It seems like those who cry loudest for the freedom of whatever group they support while calling everyone else ignorant and narrow-minded are in actuality saying that people only have the freedom to believe what they want as long as it agrees with them. If anyone dare to believe anything different they will instantly be labeled as ignorant and narrow-minded, because the liberal concept of freedom has nothing to do with the actual freedom of belief, or equality for that matter. The liberal practice of freedom is like a selfish little child whose world view cannot and does not extend beyond the sphere of his own immediate and experiential desires. The child’s world defines all self-interest as a necessity regardless of the impracticality of what it may be or the inconvenience or expense it may cost to others. Such is the practice of freedom by those who cry for the freedom and rights of their group while ignoring others, and even at the expense of others, while calling all who disagree with them ignorant, narrow-minded fundamentalists. So who is really ignorant and narrowminded and perhaps even bigotted?
To hide under the guise of freedom when really self-interest is the true motivation is cheap and without honor. If freedom of belief were truly the heart of the matter than those who cry for freedom of belief have no right to turn around and complain against those who believe differently than they do. That is like telling someone they are free to chose whatever color they want from any of the possible colors as long as its fire engine red. Of course this makes no sense at all, but this is how liberal freedom seems to work in practice.
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