Nature Vs. Nurture -- A Concept Politically Unacceptable

That  "nurture," the concept that holds that the environment can significantly mold human behavior, seems unacceptable to people on the left of social issues.  Patrick Moynihan, for example, was pilloried for his Moynihan Report on the black family in America.  In essence, the report pointed to deficiencies in the nurture of black youth due to broken homes.  He was pilloried by many on the left for suggesting that there was any difference between blacks and whites.

We have the same situation now with Muslims.  To applaud secular Muslims and to point to our problem with fundamentalist Muslims -- because of their greater likelihood for radicalization -- is unacceptable to liberals.  For them, Muslims are Muslims.  To distinguish between Muslims and to favor secular Muslims is racist and a threat to religious freedom.  And, yet, to the average American the difference between a secular Muslim who will shake the hand of a woman,  who is not of his family, or who will openly accept the friendship of fellow Americans who are not Muslim is glaringly obvious.

Call the Brits xenophobic for rebelling against the mass immigration of a people of another culture.  Call Americans who believe in the importance of a safe and secure border racist.  Tell Americans that there is no need for them to take exceptional pride in their country.  And then tell them that they should be ashamed that someone like Michael Brown of Ferguson was gunned down by the police officer that Michael Brown was violently attacking.  Do that and you should not surprised if the average American citizen begins to rebel agains the elitists who spout such nonsense.