Monday, August 06, 2007

The Height of Stupidity...


My latest venture into Barnes and Noble bookstore in search of something "dynamic and non-cliche" brought me across Godless, Ann Coulter's latest book talking about the ''church of liberalism''. It took me about a paragraph to realize that the only reason she is one of the bestselling authors, is perhaps because of her readers' quality of credulity.
An intrepid author, her prudence in repudiating the liberals (or the democrats) is exemplary. Never in my life have I read eight pages of a book and been able to rebut every single point made with my own prudence! I am not politically prejudiced, but with the following examples, you will notice very well what I meant, and hopefully, be able to notice her political beliefs and indulgence in bigotry:

"As a matter of faith, liberals believe: Darwinism is a fact, people are born gay..., recycling is a virtue, chastity is not...If people are born gay, why hasn't darwinism weeded out people who don't reproduce? And if gays can't change, why do liberals think child molesters can? Pedophilia is a sexual preference..."



  • Darwinism is a theory-Darwin's theory of natural selection. Who does not know that? Where ever has this idea been published without clearing the fact that it's a theory?

  • If she could remember anything that's taught in schools, without her bias, she would know that disturbed hormones during pregnancy introduce the tendency and possibility of a child of being a homosexual. It is biological, and hence, if I must use the word, natural. Moreover, the idea of comparing homosexuals to child molesters is utterly ridiculous! Pedophilia is a preference, homosexuality is not! And why should the latter choose to change? Only because Ms. Coulter and her friends are not comfortable with what goes on in their bedroom...?

  • Coming back to Darwinism again, a lesson in Biology for Ms. Coulter: There is no gene for the predisposition to homosexuality. And they don't reproduce with their own partner. So either way, there is nothing to be weeded out.

"Why must children be told that recycling is the only answer? Why are'nt we teaching children safe littering?"


Here's the answer. Dispose off of tonnes and tonnes of waste, but where? Already, 83% percent of America's waste is dumped in other countries...but probably, Coulter doesn't care about knowing things before writing, "third world countries", or both!


I caught a dozen more things, but probably we'll all be better off reading and judging it on our own.


That day, I walked out of B&N engulfed in rage. Strange behavior for a bibliophile like me, but only because I realized that there are still foolish authors writing for the purpose of spreading ideas that are thoroughly flawed.


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1 comment:

... said...

Hey Ruia,
I definitely have been very lucky to travel to all the places i have been... but there are always so many more places to go! I think trains would be the best way too, i prefer them to buses. And i really appreciate all the advice, thanks. I didn't mean that i work for the red cross, sorry, i only work with the tibetan photo project and the australia tibet council. I am doing some work for the australian heart foundation in a weeks time but it is only a once off thing... My dream is to one day work for someone like oxfam in a developmental role. Good luck with the all the uni, and everything else in your life!! I will keep my eye on your blog..
Take Care,
The Itinerant