I have just finished reading a short article in a newspaper concerning the explicit sexualisation of children through music. I am sure we all have our opinions and grievances on such an important matter yet I wish to here note some theory concerning the 'slippery slope'.
For many liberals, the notion of the 'slippery slope' (what I like to name, the 'widening door') is nothing more than moral hysteria, whereby man is trapped through fear of progress.
Yet, by liberalising certain moral norms, we undermine the very basis of that particular rule or law. What is affected is not merely a particular prohibition, but the very system itself. The worldview is radically altered, leading the way to a greater decline in morality.
As an example I wish to present the case of abortion. Once man has decided in his folly, that there are particular instances where a 'termination' may occur, the very value of life is categorically diminished. Far from preserving freedom of choice and 'autonomy', what manifests itself is the new belief that life and its importance are based upon outside considerations, on circumstances and whims. Therefore, it follows, that if the sanctity of life is grounded upon feelings and circumstances, there is no basis for the freedom of the will either. Life is rendered essentially worthless in itself, and is dictate by passing trends and currents of thought.
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