Cynicism

Cross-posted from NFZSyria.org.

Peter Ryley writes on the difference between scepticism and cynycism, and on No-Fly Zones. An extract:

Scepticism is wholly to be welcomed and is based on evidence, investigation and critical thinking. Cynicism is a posture. It is a generalised mocking stance, one that is inherently conservative. That might sound odd, cynicism often has a radical sound. Yet it answers the question, ‘what can we do’ with one word: ‘nothing’. It is a recipe for paralysis and posing.

Read the rest: Cynicism.