Is “political correctness” really correct?
06/06/2010 03:59 PM
Dictionary.com: “Correct”: 1 - to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from.
So, are we to believe that today’s political correctness has made our interactions with one another as a civil society more true, accurate, right and fault-free?
Right: Give me a break!
Exhibit A: Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s Islamic radicalization was well known and has, since his massacre of eleven innocent human beings at Ft. Hood, been widely documented. Obviously, political correctness in this case produced disastrous results.
So, are we to believe that today’s political correctness has made our interactions with one another as a civil society more true, accurate, right and fault-free?
Right: Give me a break!
Exhibit A: Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s Islamic radicalization was well known and has, since his massacre of eleven innocent human beings at Ft. Hood, been widely documented. Obviously, political correctness in this case produced disastrous results.
Exhibit B: Duke University lacrosse team members are accused of rape by an African American female claiming she was assaulted after performing at a private party held by the team members. Eighty-eight members of the university faculty, in a rush to judgment, excoriate the accused – only to learn later that the rape claim was bogus.
Exhibit C: The state of Arizona overwhelmed both by narco terrorism along its border with Mexico and within its capitol city of Phoenix and by the strain of undocumented immigrants on its education, medical services and law enforcement assets, passes a law to deal with the problem. The law virtually mimics both the federal law and California law on questioning of criminal suspects regarding their citizen status.
Yet, the Los Angeles City Council votes overwhelmingly to support sanctions against Arizona, a massive email/social networking campaign by left wing activists such as La Raza encourages “sympathizers” to protest and Mexican President Calderon condemns the state of Arizona on the floor of the U.S. Congress – a diplomatic faux pas almost unparalleled in U.S. history.
These events and countless others of a similar nature make it crystal clear that so-called “political correctness” has nothing to do with being correct – and everything to do with propagandizing against common sense law-and-order remedies to real social problems in accordance with U.S. constitutional provisions.
Chuck Wilkerson will vigorously not only defend the people against this madness but will do everything in his power to bring real “correction” to social ills by the tried and proven provisions of law making and enforcement according to a strict interpretation of the written U.S. constitution.
Exhibit C: The state of Arizona overwhelmed both by narco terrorism along its border with Mexico and within its capitol city of Phoenix and by the strain of undocumented immigrants on its education, medical services and law enforcement assets, passes a law to deal with the problem. The law virtually mimics both the federal law and California law on questioning of criminal suspects regarding their citizen status.
Yet, the Los Angeles City Council votes overwhelmingly to support sanctions against Arizona, a massive email/social networking campaign by left wing activists such as La Raza encourages “sympathizers” to protest and Mexican President Calderon condemns the state of Arizona on the floor of the U.S. Congress – a diplomatic faux pas almost unparalleled in U.S. history.
These events and countless others of a similar nature make it crystal clear that so-called “political correctness” has nothing to do with being correct – and everything to do with propagandizing against common sense law-and-order remedies to real social problems in accordance with U.S. constitutional provisions.
Chuck Wilkerson will vigorously not only defend the people against this madness but will do everything in his power to bring real “correction” to social ills by the tried and proven provisions of law making and enforcement according to a strict interpretation of the written U.S. constitution.