Contemptible Relativism

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“There is something deeply contemptible about this section of Western liberal opinion and its most consistent organ, The Guardian. Its spokespeople can assimilate everything done by Islamist enemies of the rule of law and of the liberties of the not-yet-murdered. For the laid-back, bien-pensant commentators, each terrorist episode is only a minor disruption. Why, more people get killed on the roads, don't you know? But when did you ever hear one of them saying the same sort of thing about the inmates of Guantánamo or the victims of extraordinary rendition? When did you ever hear this computed in terms of traffic accidents? Here we have violations of liberty - as indeed we do. No fear-mongering talk if one should protest about it. But only let there be blood on the streets caused by groups openly proclaiming their hatred of secular law and liberty, and the Simon Jenkinses and the rest of his Guardianista ilk can't wait to impress upon you how very relaxed you ought to be about it.”
 — Norman Geras

Contemptible? Yes. Perniciously so. I can't decide who is more deserving of contempt, those "proclaiming their hatred of secular law and liberty" or those who excuse such vermin in the name of secular law and liberty. The latter have contemptible hypocrisy seemingly tipping the scales in their favor.