Originally Posted by: LordathestringsPolitical Correctness is [u]not[/u] a right-wing concept. It is part and parcel of the lefty social engineering that is destroying Western civilization. Al Gore's wife Tipper was the one trying to ban 'objectionable' music, remember?

Set aside 47 minutes of your time, and be prepared to THINK about what this guy says.

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LATS, I did listen to most of this and he is a terrific speaker. Very engaging and he does make some very, very solid points. But, and I mean with this with all due respect, he does the very same thing that he accuses of the left - the underlying theme was 'If you don't agree with me, you're wrong.' That troubles me. Actually, it troubles me from both ends of the spectrum because both sides (and we're talking the extremes of both sides) take this very same approach. It seemed that he said that the left promotes evil and vile thoughts through art, movies,music...etc. I can't agree with that thought. Sure, some might but that's not the whole idea.

I should clarify something; I do not make any of these as blanket statments. Both sides, both left and right, have their extremists and these are the people that create this poo-storm that we read about and hear about through the media. I don't disagree with a lot of Republican thoughts. I really don't and I don't accept everything that the Democrats say either. But I do react when I see something coming that just smacks of totalitarist thoughts.

The two most dangerous words in the English language are 'always' and 'never'.

I doubt seriously that a restriction of the freedom of speech (or any freedom or right) is something being attacked by any particular group. It's not. It's society. Political Correctness is not a document created in the Senate and signed by the President. It is a reaction from the public to the pressures it puts on itself. White guilt. An deep and abiding anger by minorities to a past that can not and never will be rectified. And a aching for an apology that will never be able to assuage the horrors inflicted over the past. It's the result of people wanting to wipe away the sins of our forefathers without recognizing that no matter how fast you run, you can't escape the past.

So no, I don't blame the Right nor do I accept the rhetoric of the Left. I have to look to society, to us, to try to right this ship that is listing heavily under the collective guilt that we carry.

I love my country. Always have and always will. If someone asks me my nationality, I will always say 'American' and not German-Italian. And when I say American, that means both right and left and the fully respected sense of debate that is the true gift given to all of us.

Thanks for the link. I found it very illuminating.