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This true just as it is NOT offensive to many now says.
So, who do you appease?
Many people are offended by many things.
Should every time someone is offended, the offending item, word, action, etc. should be banned?
“Taking personal offense is not an injury that warrants invoking the power of the courts to shut down everything you disagree with,” (Judge) Baxter also said. “The Constitution is not a personal tool for censoring everyone’s beliefs but your own.”
By attempting to destroy a culture they haven't been able to destroy for 150 years since the Civil War ended, the Political Correctness Culture Nazis are pissing them off and there will be a backlash. They're (PC Nazis) all happy now but don't think there won't be a backlash, there will be.
I understand the original purpose of the confederate flag. I'm from Mississippi. Unfortunately the white supremacists have hi-jacked that flag and made it a symbol of racism. So don't blame it on political correctness.
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Political Correctness would be to try and cover up facts. Confederate Flag, as you quote, a battle flag, was used against the USA. So therein lies the first issue with it. Here is the PC version of it: Represents Heritage and pride of the South.
It was adopted by KKK and like as a symbol for decades after that. Why? It gained popularity with the Neo-Nazi movement in the 1930s. It become a prominent symbol following the Supreme Court decision against seggregation in 1954. Fact: Racial symbol. PC Version: Represents heritage and pride of the South.
It was hoisted by state governments as a reaction to Civil Rights Act. Fact: Racial symbol. PC Version: Heritage and price of the South.
Fact: Can run, but can't hide. That is no "PC". "Represents pride, honor and heritage of the south" is.
Clearly neither one of you understand what politically correct speech means. Frankly in this day and age, I would expect you to. So unless it's meaning has been intentionally subverted by some liberal talking point that you are parroting, I do not understand the disconnect.
Political Correctness anti-freedom of speech. It is fascism with manners. It is an attempt to control people's thoughts and words. Unless you can voice an opinion without fear of reprisal, you do not have Freedom of Expression.
The Confederate battle flag is just the newest victim, the new flavor if the month. It was created to let the Southern armies know where their ranks were in battle. Black powder was used then and was very smoky. In the original stages of the war, many Southern troops wore blue uniforms and the Confederate Flag had a Blue Square with stars in the upper left corner and had a two red horizontal stripes with a white one on the middle. In all the smoke of battle, it was confused with the Stars and Stripes. The Stars and Bars was made to make it different.
Lost in all the PC madness, is the fact that it is an American flag, and part of America's History. I have ancestors who fought for the South in that war. Nine of my uncles served in WWII. Eleven cousins, my brother and I, served in the Vietnam 'conflict'. I will fly both flags proudly.
I am 63 and believe PC is the greatest enemy of the U.S. of A.
Not only all of that (), but political correctness has effectively put an end to investigative journalism in this country.
By its very nature, it precludes honest and in-depth reporting, when every incident must be scrutinized for "balance" and un-PC news is buried.
Here is the proof, recently two people were fired for having pro dylan roof thoughts and expressing those thoughts in public.
Those two individuals are the text book cases of political correctness, but not one of these phony anti- PC fighters came to the defense of those two text book victims of PC.
Why aren't anti-PC fighters creating thread after thread defending these two people?
It's because their whole PC game illogical nonsense. They know damn well that in every human society that expressing certain ideas out loud will get a person punished by that society.
This is why these phony anti-PCfighters arent out there fighting for two people who expressed racist opinions in support of the actions of a racist murderer.
This recent story and the lack of outrage by anti-fighters destroys the whole idea of political correctness as an idea.
Did it even dawn on you that the stories you are referring to might not be common knowledge yet?
Frankly I have not heard of either one.
Still, that is like saying when I mentioned to a friend whether they had spoken out about the Tunisian beach massacre yet(37 killed thus far), that since they had not, somehow that meant they were intentionally silent because it was indefensible.
Another problem with your convoluted analogy is that expressing support for a vile killer is hardly considered appropriate for a civilized society. I have no idea why those two people did such a thing(assuming your story is not embellished), but it implies his actions were justified in some fashion. Needless to say only a person sick with hate could support/believe that a human being could go and kill innocent people in a house of worship.
Liking a Confederate flag and expressing it, is a far cry from supporting some freak that killed innocent people. Please post links to the two examples you gave, as I have not heard of either yet.
Not only all of that (), but political correctness has effectively put an end to investigative journalism in this country.
By its very nature, it precludes honest and in-depth reporting, when every incident must be scrutinized for "balance" and un-PC news is buried.
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Also flat out political bias which prevents proper investigative journalism. Sharyl Attkisson recently wrote a great book that I read about this very thing called "Stonewalled"
Political Correctness anti-freedom of speech. It is fascism with manners. It is an attempt to control people's thoughts and words. Unless you can voice an opinion without fear of reprisal, you do not have Freedom of Expression.
The Confederate battle flag is just the newest victim, the new flavor if the month. It was created to let the Southern armies know where their ranks were in battle. Black powder was used then and was very smoky. In the original stages of the war, many Southern troops wore blue uniforms and the Confederate Flag had a Blue Square with stars in the upper left corner and had a two red horizontal stripes with a white one on the middle. In all the smoke of battle, it was confused with the Stars and Stripes. The Stars and Bars was made to make it different.
Lost in all the PC madness, is the fact that it is an American flag, and part of America's History. I have ancestors who fought for the South in that war. Nine of my uncles served in WWII. Eleven cousins, my brother and I, served in the Vietnam 'conflict'. I will fly both flags proudly.
I am 63 and believe PC is the greatest enemy of the U.S. of A.
its the enemy of western civilisation , in Europe , public debate about Islamic immigration is censored
the Confederate flag like slavery is history and it should stay there, in history, not in government buildings because it is offensive to many now days. Get with the program, it's 2015 not 1863
Yeah, so now you'll have mass murders with no flags.
It's going to be tough doing civil war re-enactments if people in the crowd get offended that easily. On the other hand, I see an increase in value in civil war memorabilia if the flag disappears publicly. You know, more scarce, more valuable.
Did anyone notice ISIS is leaving its flag now at the scene of its attacks? Do you think if their flag was "banned" there would be less horrible attacks?
its the enemy of western civilisation , in Europe , public debate about Islamic immigration is censored
To some degree it is over here, though the immigration aspect is not a problem from a legal standpoint. Ironically enough, those on the (D) side want as many illegals to come into the country as possible. You might wonder why, and it is because they are hoping that one day we will be stupid enough to make them citizens. Then most of them will naturally become Democrats because that party supports the social welfare state.
They are not considering that many OTM's (other than Mexicans) are also crossing. Rest assured if I wanted to attack a country and get in undetected, that is what I would do. The Islamic wackos might be religious nuts, but they are not stupid. So don't think for a minute that they are not crossing the border at this very minute.
But what harm could they do. After all, they are just "undocumented persons", not illegal aliens intent upon our destruction. PC at it finest
Political Correctness is a Cancer, and Anti-American.
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My God. You're 63 and should no better. Shame on you.
But . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^^ , I can spell.
The Confederate flag and all that it stands for is as repulsive as the AIDS virus. It and all it represents needs to be eradicated...and DON'T you forget it either.
I appreciate your tolerance.
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its the enemy of western civilisation , in Europe , public debate about Islamic immigration is censored
It didn't bother the masses until about a week ago.
Sure some flags with come down. And then the masses will move on to the next emotional crisis and all will be forgotten.
Shallow actions by self righteous narcissists.
Thats a lie, It has always been a problem, but the political climate has always been in favor of those who supported leaving it there. No different than the fact that simply being gay and having gay intercourse was a felony up until 1962, and still illegal in most states until the late 1990's
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), but political correctness has effectively put an end to investigative journalism in this country.
Political Correctness is a Cancer, and Anti-American.
