Euphemism Du Jour
I am bemused by the current euphemism du jour Intelligent Design, which is the radical Christian right code word for creationism. Intelligent design with a small "i" and a small "d" makes a certain amount of sense: who knows, maybe there was some intelligent intervention in the process of evolving life on this planet. It's at least as plausible to believe the interventionist was an alien life form as to belive it was a diety, but that's a subject for another day.
Getting back to the euphemism du jour, what makes no sense to me is that the hard right, who would ban evolution and science from our schools in the name of "Intelligent Design," practices none of the Christian virtues. This is a fanatic movement that is leading our country into state-sponsored torture, neglect of our poor and elderly, and enrichment of war profiteers. I know evil when I see it, whatever euphemisms it hides behind.
Posted by Harold Davis at February 8, 2005 10:11 AM
