The Enlightened Mob is Not Amused

I've said it before and I'll say it again: It is a crime against language that "liberal minded" is thought of as a synonym for "open minded." Recent events show they are very different:

Welcome to the Dark Ages, Part II. We have slipped into an age of un-enlightenment where you fall in line behind the mob or face the consequences.

How ironic that the persecutors this time around are the so-called intellectuals. They claim to be liberal while behaving as anything but. The touchstone of liberalism is tolerance of differing ideas. Yet this mob exists to enforce conformity of thought and to delegitimize any dissent from its sanctioned worldview. Intolerance is its calling card.

I've long noticed this conformity enforcement tendency. But it does seem to be getting worse lately.