True progressives and phoney liberals
Here’s a superb article from The Times: Sarah Baxter, ‘Where do you stand in the new culture wars?’ I particularly like this bit:
My own test for spotting a phoney liberal is as follows. If you think Bush is a fascist and Castro is a progressive, you are not a democrat. If you think cultural traditions can trump women’s rights, you are not a feminist. And if you think antisemitic rants are simply an expression of frustration with American and Israeli policy, you have learnt nothing from history.
There’s also a quiz to help you find if you are a true progressive or a phoney liberal. It can be found here (warning: it’s a PDF. Unlike the people at The Times, I think you should know that in advance).
[Found via Tim Blair, to whom acknowledgements and thanks.]
