I received this article about dropouts in MA from my Dad just now, with the following comment from him:
Why do liberals, whose world view rejects the notion of God in favor Darwinism and evolution, find it impossible to understand the consequences of Darwinism--that some members of the human race are inferior and are not destined to succeed.
Now that ought to be long enough for those of you with the capacity for rational thought--long enough to at least recognize what he (and I) are saying for what it is: A simple statement of FACT. First, there's the fact that most liberals do reject creationism in favor of natural selection, evolution in favor of intelligent design. Second there's the fact that "natural selection" means that, by definition, some members of *every* species are simply not as well adapted to succeed in their enviroment as others. This isn't a cruel value judgement made by a snob, it is the cruel reality of NATURE.
And this is also not to say that nature can't be given a helping hand (we humans call that "nurture"). The problem is that most liberals don't understand where a "helping hand" leaves off and "social engineering" and "denial" beginl They believe that civilization must be measured by quality of outcomes, not quality of opportunities, and they are willing to pursue equal outcomes at all costs. They are so devoted to this mission in fact, they fail to accept (or simply don't care) that their pursuit carries with it a hefty cost for those members of the species who (and here's the key) might have done better if not bogged down by those they are artificially propping up, those who otherwise might not be naturally selected for success.
No one is suggesting--least of all this Christian--that we love the less well-adapted any less than those obviously better suited to this environment of ours. In fact, what I'm saying is that truly loving and caring for them--if nothing else--ought to start with accurately assessing their capabilities. Pretending they are what they are not, or that they should be what they can't seem to become is, if you think about it, CRUEL. What's more, holding back everyone else because of embarrassment regarding what they are capable of, is equally cruel. The difference is, in the latter scenario, we all suffer.
Posted by insomnomaniac at February 2, 2007 12:34 PM | TrackBack