Rushdie - A History, A Criticism

 Please give a look at The Rushdie Controversy, for a New Generation from The Bulwark. It offers a history of the Rushdie fatwa, but also the liberal, free speech crowd's reaction. We should be ashamed of ourselves.

 After decades as one of the world’s most courageous champions of free expression, Rushdie is in critical condition because a would-be assassin obeyed the command of a long-dead religious dictator to kill him for writing a novel. One reason his life has been in danger for the past 33 years is the fact that so many people are afraid to do what he has done: stand up to religious totalitarians and fight for the universal right to free expression, especially for those who live under oppressive and intolerant regimes. The least we can do now is show a bit of courage on his behalf and stand by his side in the fight to come.

Yes, the time has come for all of us to stand for our ideals.

sch 8/27/22