Conservatives and Liberals share a new opponent – Progressive Authoritarians

Apr 18, 2018 by Jill

by Alex Morton, Conservative Home:

Recent years have seen the rise of what might be termed the ‘progressive authoritarian’ movement on everything from race, gender, sexuality and religion. It seeks to impose, via government, its view on the world. It is in favour of quotas and targets for minorities (including women, despite their lack of minority status). Issues like gender pay gaps, poverty rates being higher for certain religious groups, or disparity in arrest rates are simply viewed as discrimination. To not accept this, and try to discuss whether or not wider causes might contribute to these issues is a sign of your latent racism, sexism, homophobia – or whatever other prejudice progressive authoritarians decide.

They firmly believe in the power of Government. They want to silence anyone who dissents from public life, and for legislation to enforce their views. They are ruthlessly political correct, and seek to tear down those who oppose them or seek wider debate as bigots. My all-time favourite progressive authoritarian has to be Joyce Thacker, Rotherham Council’s Head of Children’s Services, who was paid £130,000 a year – and presided over and was implicated in a cover-up of the mass abuse of young (largely white) girls whilst removing children from UKIP supporting foster parents. My favourite piece of progressive authoritarian legislation is the Equalities Act, which allows for a subjective definition of ‘hate crime’ in order to record it as such. Progressive authoritarians believe through Government action and suppression of debate a new utopia can arise. They are utterly wrong.

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