“˜We are activists, hear us
roar’
At our recent event, with our greatest admiration and passion,
we extolled freedom and individual rights. With our greatest hatred
and intolerance, we condemned religious dogma, the response to free
speech with violence, and tyranny ““ offense and irrational
sensitivities be damned.
We are unabashed to proclaim that we have an agenda. Of course
we are biased (toward truth) ““ and so was the event. We have
an opinion, and our purpose was to present it proudly ““ and
the more media attention we could garner for such an important
issue, the better.
Our purpose was not to establish a dialogue, understand the
other side better, or any such ridiculous notion. We already
understand the other side, and our overarching goal was not to
discuss, but to assert the correctness of our view. There cannot be
rational discourse with those who renounce reason.
That our event took the form of a panel discussion (including
the only Muslim we could find with the courage to accept our
invitation) is only a matter of how best we thought the correct
arguments could be brought out and articulated.
Do not denounce hate as such ““ one ought to hate that
which is evil. Do not denounce bias as such ““ one ought to
think, to judge, to have an opinion, and then stand by it.
Arthur Lechtholz-Zey
Chief executive officer, L.O.G.I.C.