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By David Warren, The Catholic Thing, Sept. 25, 2020

David Warren is a former editor of the Idler magazine and columnist in Canadian newspapers. He has extensive experience in the Near and Far East. …

David WarrenPeople ostensibly on my side used to suggest that we become “color blind.” These included Martin Luther King Jr. Of course, they were referring to skin color only, and would probably make some space for a doctor who had noticed his patient turning bright green.

For the realities of “tritanopia” and “achromatopsia” – medical conditions – apply only to color perception, and not to social programs. Most of us can spot a metaphor after it has hit us in the face. The “rainbow coalition” is another example. It has nothing to do with atmospheric optics. It is pure political theater, though hardly pure in the moral sense.  …

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