(September 25, 2018 at 3:35 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: It's interesting to see this become such a big political topic again. This is a rather broad topic but in general are your more in favor or against political correctness?
It is an abused term.
I am not for banning offensive speech or blasphemy. But there is a huge difference between that, and promoting oppression and bigotry of others.
Politically correct are what Iran, Saudi Arabia and North Korea are. If one doesn't believe me, go visit and say something to their law or government to their face you know will offend them.
The only thing that bothers me about my well intended left in all this, is sometimes they can be over protective to the point it allows the conservative right to pull the same shit and falsely claim to be the victim.
You can for example, value the likes of Malala, but say Muslims women in the west, while they wear hijabs by their own choice, may not see that sends a message to other women in parts of the world a message that it is ok for men to oppress them.
You can for example value a liberal Catholic and point out the institutions horrible history of hiding kiddy fiddlers.
You can for example, value the empathy of Martin Luther King Jr but reject claims of magic babies with super powers.
Even with atheists. Penn Jillette gets social issues right, but he fucking pisses me off with his economic views and I do think he is full of shit. No, that does not mean I want to stab him to death, it merely means I think he is full of shit on economics.
I don't think for example people should get pissed about South Park or Dave Shapel. I do think however, we should combat our right wing and our current president whom is using political vilification to silence any challenge to his power.
