My job brings me into contact with many tourists from Europe. I enjoy speaking with them and swapping ideas and opinions. One thing I have noticed recently is that most of them are cultural wimps, especially the ones from England. Example:
Speaking one day to an elderly couple from England I said, “I read that in fifty years there will be more mosques in England than Christian churches.”
“That seems to be the way it's going,” they replied.
“Then why do you keep allowing so many Muslims into your country?”
“Well, if you say anything they'll call you racist.”
And then I hit them with, “So what?”
The look on their face was one of stunned disbelief. “So what…?”
“Yes, so what?”
“B-But that would be politically incorrect.”
“So what? Why should anyone care about being politically correct?”
They stared at me as if looking at some strange specimen. Evidently they had never encountered anyone so cavalier about what they obviously considered socially sacred. How could this person shrug off opinions that were held in such high esteem the world over?
When the debate on gay marriage was taking place I was one of those who joined in the pro and con demonstrations in front of the Mass. State house. One afternoon after I made a few remarks in a crowded discussion two homosexuals screamed into my face, “You're homophobic!”
I calmly replied, “So what?”
This brought a little chuckle from some of the onlookers, and my adversaries quickly disappeared into the crowd. What could they say against someone who had no fear or respect for their major weapons system, for someone who had made himself a Teflon opponent? So I'm considered a racist by some--so what? So I'm called a homophobic by some--so what?
As I said to one group of English tourists, “During World War 2 thousands upon thousands of English soldiers and airmen gave their lives in defense of England. They died to make sure their country had a secure culture and future. You are that future. But you are losing what they won not to bombs and bullets, but to a few silly words. To tell you the truth I don't think you were worth their sacrifice.”
“Well, that's easy for you to say,” one of them replied adamantly. “But you just can't go around saying things that will offend a hundred thousand people.”
“Why not?” I asked.
Another incredulous look. “Why not? Why you'd have people at each other's throats.”
“But you're in a war for the very survival of your nation,” I said. “Do you have any intention of winning it?”
“Are you always so pointed when you discuss these issues?” said the first one.
“I have to be. I want to win.”
“But I just said a lot of what you say could be very offensive to many people.”
I could have said “So what?” again, but what was the use? These people had been so blinded by the poison of political correctness and multiculturalism that they were almost beyond hope. They had been brainwashed into actually promoting their own national suicide. In England to now defend one's country, it's values, and culture is considered racism and an offense to others.
That's kind of funny, as I always thought doing that was once called patriotism.
