Apathy Curve: Welcome to Civilization

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Welcome to Civilization

So...I rather enjoyed this bit from a speech given in London yesterday, especially the last couple of sentences.
"But to every extremist, it has to be made clear: We will not allow you to exploit our tolerance, so that you can import your intolerance. We will not let you destroy our peace with your violent ideas. If you expect to live among us and yet plan against us to receive the protections and comforts of a free society while showing none of its virtues or graces then you can have our answer now: No, not on our watch! You will live by exactly the standards that the rest of us live by. And if that comes as jarring news then welcome to civilization."
Link to Washington Post article about the speech here.

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