Terms to be put in scare quotes

Andrea Preda does us all a favor by giving brief descriptions of topics in the news.

“Gun control”–It’s never ever about controlling crime; it’s always about controlling people. Leftists create gun-free zones and then are shocked (shocked, I say) that lunatics hell-bent on mass casualties “hit” these gun-free zones. That makes sense how?

“Marriage” (when used in conjunction with the word “gay”)–there is no such thing as “gay marriage.” Marriage is what it is, and government plays exactly no role in its definition. As long-time readers of this blog know, I was not always opposed to “gay marriage”; however, once it became clear that this was not about equality (civil rights–a term that never worked on me in this context) but about undermining religion, I realized just how wrong I was.

“Religion” (when used in conjunction with Islam)–Islam is not and never was “simply” a religion (woot at the scare quotes). It is, and always has been, a complete economic, political, religious, and socio-cultural dictate. And it is, and always has been, a vehicle for barbarism, even evil.

In this superb post Preda also discusses racism, conservatism, progressivism ("regressivism") and much more: http://fuzislippers.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/terms-i-put-in-scare-quotes-and-why/