'Self-loathing' West needs to rediscover its resolve: Scott Morrison

"By all means be candid about our failures, and reconcile with our past. But not at the expense of yielding advantage to those who would seize our liberty through our weakness or self-doubt." Mr Morrison went on the front foot against the culture wars, warning of the dangers of "moral relativism" and of turning a discussion of past faults into a blanket condemnation of present society. "In our enthusiasm to disown our transgressions, we are failing to also appreciate the reasons for our success," he said. He said Western society was "fundamentally reformist", pursuing progress, which put it at the…