Political Correctness (PC) has reached levels of insanity and inanity. Although we laugh and making fun of the absurd aspects of PC there is a sinister force behind it that threatens the very fabric of our society.

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2. Reality
 It is hard to tell if we are
being politically correct or
have developed double
standards and phoniness of
major proportions --- sort of
an illness. Either way, it is not
good for our society and our
civilization. The following
pages will clarify this point.
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3. Think
 If we lie to people we are called liars.
 If politicians lie to people it is called politics … and it is
acceptable.
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4. Think
 When the Nazis invaded homes in the middle of the
night and took people away (to torture them or kill
them) we called it terror of the worst kind.
 When we do it to the Vietnamese or Arabs, we called it
Search and Destroy Program … and no one cares of the
terror that it causes.
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5. Think
 If a white person dislikes any person of any minority, it
is called racism.
 If a person belonging to a minority group dislikes a
white person, it is called practicing their First
Amendment Right.
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6. Think
 If you burn an Obama effigy you are called a terrorist.
 If you burn a George Bush effigy you are protected by
the First Amendment.
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7. Think
 If one burns a Quran, it is called a major blasphemy.
 If one burns The Bible, it is called art.
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8. Think
 If you kill a fetus to do research, it is acceptable now.
 If you kill an animal for research, you will get a lawsuit
by all the animal protection groups.
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9. Think
 If you spanked your kid and practiced “tough love”, you
were called a good parent.
 If you spank your kid now you may go to jail. It is more
acceptable to offer the kid Ritalin and allow the kid to
play with Xbox and Wii.
Or watch TV
Or do whatever, just
to get them to calm
down … but not behave
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10. Think
 We go out of our way to protect the criminals and offer
them rights and money (in the form of programs). We
try to rehabilitate them when it is proven that most
rehabilitation programs are a huge failure.
 We go out of our way to ignore the rights of the
victims.
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11. Think
 We offer Sex Education, we teach that homosexuality
is a lifestyle choice and close our eyes to promiscuity.
 We are offended by prayers and the mention of God.
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12. Reminder
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13. Think
 We kill inborn children through abortions.
 We object to killing murderers.
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14. Think
 We don’t burn books (like the Nazis did).
 We rewrite them to fit and please certain groups. We
are willing to go as far as to rewrite history.
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15. Think
 We used to call them liberals and socialists.
 We now call them progressives.
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16. This How Progressives Inspire
Themselves … With Lies
The Conservatives have
their own distorted view
of themselves and they
believe their own lies!
People believe what they
want to believe.
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17. Think
 We used to make fun of the Russians and their steel
curtain.
 We now are building a wall with Mexico.
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18. Think
 Inmates have more amenities and receive better care
than most senior citizens do in assistant living
housing.
 We try to accommodate the 10% (or less atheists) and
ignore the 90%+ percent God loving people.
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19. A Bright Idea
Let's put the seniors in jail, and the criminals in a nursing home.
This way the seniors would have access to showers, hobbies, and walks, receive unlimited
free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheelchairs, etc., and they'd receive
money, instead of paying it out. They would have constant video monitoring, so they
could be helped instantly if they fell or needed assistance.
Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be cleaned and returned
to them. A guard would check on them every 20 minutes, and bring their meals and
snacks to their cell. They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose. They
would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual counseling, pool, and education.
Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, and legal aid would be free, on request. Private, secure
rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard with gardens. Each senior could have a P.C., a
TV, radio, and daily phone calls. There would be a board of directors to hear complaints,
and the guards would have a code of conduct that would be strictly adhered to.
The "criminal" would get cold food, be left all alone, and unsupervised, lights off at 8 pm,
showers once a week, live in a tiny room, and pay $5K/mo w/no hope of ever getting out.
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20. Who Is Offended?
Old Term New Term
 Criminal  Unsavory character
 Crook  Morally challenged
 Alcoholic /Drunk  Spacially perplexed
 Broken Home  Dysfunctional Family
 Bum  Homeless Person
 Fat  Overweight, pleasantly plump
 Garbage collector  Sanitation engineer
 Geek, Nerd  Socially challenged
 Idiot  Mentally challenged
 Lazy  Motivationally dispossessed
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21. The Problem Is That PC Never
Stops
 Morons, Idiots  Feeble Minded  Retarded 
Mentally Challenged  Mental Illness Sufferers  ???
 The “N” word  Colored Person  Black  African-
American  Person of Color  ???
 Drunk  Intoxicated  Spatially Challenged 
Societal Victim  ???
 Illiterate  Uneducated  Lacking Formal Education
 ???
 Manhole  Utility Hole, Maintenance Hole  Access
Chamber  ???
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22. Why Not These PC Terms?
 Frog  Amphibian-American
 Homeless  Outdoor urban dwellers or residentially
flexible
 Ignorant  Factually unencumbered
 Incompetent  Differently Qualified or Uniquely
Proficient
 Insane People  Selectively Perceptive or Mental
Explorers
 Panhandler  Unaffiliated applicant for private-sector
funding
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23. PC Always Looks To:
 Tone down things, make them neutral, impartial,
unbiased, indifferent, equitable and evenhanded.
 However, does one realize that by doing so one also
makes things apathetic, uninteresting, disinterested,
dispassionate, detached, unmoved, unconcerned,
unresponsive, nonchalant, featureless, blasé and bland
When a language loses its flavor, intensity and keenness
it becomes just nonsensical and meaningless chatter!
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24. PC Offers The Crooks A New Way To
Portray Themselves and Their Work
 Illegal Immigrant  Undocumented Worker
 Illegal Voter  Undocumented Citizen
 Drug Dealer  Undocumented Pharmacist
 Smack, Meth, Crack, Weed  Non-prescribed Pharmaceuticals
 Crack Whore  Barter Economy Worker
 Bribe  Unearned Bonus
 Kickback  Public Service Bonus
 Wanted Criminal  Person of Interest
 Coyote  Undocumented Dog
 Con Artist Undocumented Attorney
 Terrorist  Freedom Fighter
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25. PC Offers The Crooks A New Way To
Portray Themselves and Their Work
 Suicide Bomber  Non-certified Explosives Expert
 Robber  Wealth Redistribution Worker
 Gang Leader  Community Organizer
 Murderer  Undocumented Hospice Assistant
 Murder Victim  Unplanned Organ Donor
 Burglar  Undocumented Acquisitions Expert
 Convict, Prisoner  Temporary Government Guest
 Hooker  Undocumented Temporary Spouse
This way no one is offended for being a deprived misfit,
oddball, rebel or pariah. And no one can be criticized
for their ugly choices in life!
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26. Thus, PC Means …
 Everyone fits
 Everyone is OK
 All decisions and choices are OK
 All consequences are in the eyes of the beholder … or
maybe there are no consequences --- just results
 All results are acceptable
We have become
 There are no boundaries a Sympathetic
 There are should be no restrictions Society and built
 Non-conformism is acceptable an Empathetic
Civilization!
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27. The Big Question
 Can we really build and maintain a global society that
has such attitudes?
 Doesn’t society need rules and boundaries in order
for people to coexist?
 Doesn’t society need a certain degree of conformism
in order to avoid frictions and even major conflicts?
The paradox is that the more empathetic we become
the more conflicts we are instigating and encouraging
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28. A Lesson From The Oxbow Incident
My Dear Wife,
Mr. Davies will tell you what's happening here tonight. He's a good man, and
he's done everything he can for me. I suppose there's some other good men
here, too, only they don't seem to realize what they're doing. They're the ones I
feel sorry for, 'cause it'll be over for me in a little while, but they'll have to go on
rememberin' for the rest of their lives. A man just naturally can't take the law
into his own hands and hang people without hurtin' everybody in the world,
'cause then he's just not breakin' one law, but all laws. Law is a lot more than
words you put in a book, or judges or lawyers or sheriffs you hire to carry
it out. It's everything people ever have found out about justice and
what's right and wrong. It's the very conscience of humanity. There can't
be any such thing as civilization unless people have a conscience,
because if people touch God anywhere, where is it except through their
conscience? And what is anybody's conscience except a little piece of the
conscience of all men that ever lived? I guess that's all I've got to say except -
kiss the babies for me and God bless you.
Your husband, Donald
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29. My Friends …
 If you understand the letter (in
the previous page) then you
understand that people cannot
arbitrarily do what they want to
do. They cannot ignore laws,
rules and our shared conscience
because that is the real glue of
our society and civilization. To
ignore all of that is stupid and
harmful.
 See the movie. It’s a classic!
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30. Amplification
 PC is a form of lynching. It does not lynch people the
way it is portrayed in the movie, but it does lynch our
conscience, our dignity, our common sense and our
decorum. PC does more harm than good because it
subconsciously introduces the concept that all
behaviors, lifestyles and attitudes are acceptable.
Although it may appear as a humanistic notion, in
reality it strips humanity of its conscience and dignity.
It puts all in the same bucket with the scumbags and
the evil doers of the world
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31. At Some Point …
 People become fed up with all the outcasts, weirdoes,
outcasts and perverters of our ethics, morals,
principles, common sense and all that we consider
decent and civilized. There is such a thing as “Enough
is enough!” We can only allow things to slide so far
and for so long before we put a stop to it.
 We are not there yet, so the slide continues.
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32. Looking At PC and Society From A
Distance It Appears That …
 We are regressing to primitive times
 It appears that our leaders lost their testicles.
They think that more laws and rules will stop
these bad trends, but they won’t. More laws and
rules just add to the irritation we all feel with
society. Sooner or later, something has to give.
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33. The Paradox
 Some believe the increase in population during preceding
decades has produced a rise in anxiety (and frustration) at
the societal level. What can be called the "forces of
togetherness" and the "forces of individuation" are
constantly at odds. According to Bowen family systems
theory, the greater the level of anxiety, the more
togetherness erodes individual thinking.
 Read more at Suite101: Bowen's Theory of Emotional Process in Society: Observing
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34. The Paradox Explained
Individualism
promotes PC as a
vehicle to more
freedom and wider Togetherness
acceptance. PC deemphasizes PC
erodes the glue of in favor of
society. community and
collective benefit.
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35. Important Realization
 Not everyone can belong to the community. There are
individuals that do not belong in the community for a
variety of reasons. It is a major mistake to try to
encompass all people inside the community. Those
individuals that do NOT belong in the community
know how to survive on their own. They did it for
thousands of years and will continue to survive outside
the community for thousands of years more. We don’t
have to pervert our communities and societies to
accommodate them. They need to learn how to fit
with us, not the other way around!
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36. Clarification
 Togetherness does not imply uniformity, conformity,
homogeneity, groupthink, orthodoxy, dogmatic views
and blind obedience. Togetherness means:
 Love, affection, friendship, amity, sympathy, esprit de
corps, companionability, companionship, comradeship,
solidarity, conviviality, fellowship, gregariousness, jollity,
cheer, sociability, accord, association, relationship,
closeness, communing, concord, contact, conversations,
fellowship, harmony, intercommunication,
participation, contribution, rapport, unity, alliance …
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37. Final Point
 One does not have to practice PC in order to be kind,
gentle, empathetic, sympathetic and sensitive to
her/his fellow countrymen. We cannot enforce PC on
people that do not have the above traits. Kindness and
sensitivity comes from the heart, not from stupid laws.
People that do not have those traits will continue
being unsympathetic and ugly with their fellow
citizens. The laws only force them to be more careful
with the words and actions they use in public places.
Laws will not change the thoughts they think and the
feelings they feel towards others. The best medicine
for change is education, not laws.
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