Do not avert your eyes from truth

There is much to agree with in columnist Gerard Howlin’s (Opinion, Jul 24) plea for goodwill.

He is right to question a liberal rhetoric that is set on imposing its “hegemonic” will.

Political power has been wielded without mandate by pushing through done deals; a process covered by the mantle of consultative committees whose warnings were ignored, and a process unquestioned by a liberal media happy to see ‘progress’ on social issues such as abortion, euthanasia, gay rights, etc.