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To the editor:

I recently received an email from a friend with an obvious liberal bent. He was replying to an email that I had sent. Among other things, he stated that he had always been much more broadminded than me. I had a general idea what broadminded meant but had to look up the dictionary definition so that I could respond to him. I also looked up the definition of narrow minded, which I assumed he was implying is what I am.

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This is what I found: Broadminded (adjective) 1. tolerant or liberal in one's views and reactions; not easily offended: a broadminded approach to religion. synonyms: liberal, tolerant, open minded, free thinking, progressive, permissive, unprejudiced, unbiased, unbigoted. Now for narrow minded: Narrow-minded (adjective) 1. not willing to listen to or tolerate other people's views, prejudiced. synonyms: intolerant, illiberal, reactionary, conservative, parochial, provincial, insular, small minded, petty, blinkered, inward looking, narrow, hidebound, prejudiced, bigoted, redneck. Example: our school has no place for such narrow minded teaching.

I found the definitions a little baffling in light of what I see going on in today's world. For example, when I see what's going on up at Berkley, arguably the most liberal, broadminded university in the USA, I have to wonder about those definitions. And Berkley is not alone among the so-called liberal universities condoning such illiberal activities. "Almost" laughable when one thinks about it. If that type of activity is what broadminded and liberalism is all about, I don't want any part of it. Which definition do you feel best fits the activities we are seeing at these "liberal" campuses?

David Cresine

Avon

Link:
And liberals claim to be 'broadminded' - The Herald Journal