(Category: Random Thought)

I was thinking yesterday about the paradox of moral relativism.  I'll probably post on that later, but right now, I want to talk about it less directly.  You see, liberals often claim to believe in moral relativism.  They say that you cannot judge actions because they are a result of society/upbringing/circumstances, etc.  However, I am convinced that nobody truly believes in moral relativism.  People like to say they do because as long as you claim there's no universal code of right and wrong, you can avoid ever having to admit having done wrong.  Liberals scoff at the idea of "good" and "evil," and yet they make those generalizations more hastily and often than anybody else.

First of all, consider the case of George W. Bush: liberals almost universally condemn him as being evil, a tyrant, a dictator, etc. etc.  Doesn't sound like moral relativism to me.  Any (conservative) person who displays even a hint of racism or says something suggesting they're not too hot on homosexuality is loudly condemned in every liberal outlet in existence.  Where can I find a liberal who will dare to apply the same standards by which they give Muslims a pass for their treatment and opinions of women to the religious conservative who believes homosexuality is a sin?  Why do liberals stand ideologically toe-to-toe with Osama bin Laden when he says 9/11 was a reaction to Western involvement in the Middle East (thus excusing the terrorists from wrongdoing), while they ruthlessly condemn white, male college students who are (falsely) accused of rape?  We have heard all the excuses they make for the terrorists' war against us: They're poor.  They have been victimized by the West.  Yadayadayada.
Where are the excuses for our war against terrorism?

So don't believe liberals when they say they don't believe in the quaint notions of "good" and "evil."  They have a moral compass, just like every other human in the civilized world.  The only difference is that theirs always points south.