I’ve long maintained that, morally and intellectually, the religious right and the PC left are on pretty much the same level. Well, here’s a couple of examples of what I mean:
An eight-year-old boy gets an in-house suspension for drawing a picture of a soldier during class:
If the coin you’re thinking of is “irrational extremism”, then yes, you’re right. In fact, ANY view or philosophy that demands conformity above all else is quite flawed, IMOSHO… it assumes, without much proof, that the philosophy in question is the only correct way to live.
Holy shit! These students are disseminating ideas which diverge from the accepted thought patterns which we have designed! Children are thinking for themselves! And it’s spreading! We must stop this at once!