Barbarians at the Gate
Did New Zealand's Cardinal Tom Williams really think his country was immune to the degradation and emptiness of liberalism or is he merely blowing off steam because of the inevitable decay of decent society?
But Mugabe's having fun, so don't spoil it.
"The perennial work of the barbarian is to tear down existing standards, and to debase ideals that have come to characterize a society built on sound moral principle," he said.Once permissiveness is allowed to take route and go mainstream, things will never be as they once were. There's nothing new under the sun. Look at the mess that is Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia. A country that once flourished, producing food and jobs, is decaying. Now that Mugabe and his band of crooks have seized the lands of white farmers, the economy is in the toilet.
"Traditional beliefs and values have been systematically subverted by the derision and outright hostility to the whole Judeo-Christian ethic upon which civilization has been based for the past two millenniums."
But Mugabe's having fun, so don't spoil it.