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Political Correctness
December 8, 2015 at 8:04 pm
Political Correctness is something that is hated by some, seemingly deserving of praise in the eyes of others. I will make an outline for the Philosophical Question.
1. Political Correctness Majorly slows society down. Without it, there wouldn't be giant outrage and practically censorship of some of the Four Horsemen Atheists/Particular Scientists and similar on the other side of the political spectrum.
2. Political Correctness slows down society, but it is necessary to us as a species. Without it we would quickly go into Anarchy or Facism or etc.
So, my question is this.
Would you rather live in a world where evolution made a different turn, not creating political correctness a function of the brain? Or would you rather continue to live in this world? Why for either?
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RE: Political Correctness
December 8, 2015 at 8:13 pm
(December 8, 2015 at 8:04 pm)Shining_Finger Wrote: Would you rather live in a world where evolution made a different turn, not creating political correctness a function of the brain? Or would you rather continue to live in this world? Why for either?
What?
A function of the brain?
No, it's some Americans ripping a fart, back in the early 80ies, if I'm not mistaken. And when Americans rip a fart, it usually drifts over the ocean. So that's pretty much the birth of Political Correctness. No brains involved.
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RE: Political Correctness
December 8, 2015 at 8:25 pm
(This post was last modified: December 8, 2015 at 8:48 pm by Jenny A.)
Lack of PC speech leads to fascism? Life under a fascist is one of enforced PC. It's just that what is considered PC is different.
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RE: Political Correctness
December 8, 2015 at 8:33 pm
I would like to respond but i'm very confused by what you mean when saying "If evolution had not created a political correctness side of the brain"
Which is better:
To die with ignorance, or to live with intelligence?
Truth doesn't accommodate to personal opinions.
The choice is yours.
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RE: Political Correctness
December 8, 2015 at 8:44 pm
PC evolved culturally, not genetically.
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RE: Political Correctness
December 9, 2015 at 1:05 am
(This post was last modified: December 9, 2015 at 1:05 am by bennyboy.)
PC is liberal fascism. It is, in fact, the opposite of liberalism, since it attempts to gag rather than to free. That many of the values are flipped (e.g. can't be gay --> must accept all things gay, even if annoying or obviously retarded) matters little to the quality of life.
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RE: Political Correctness
December 9, 2015 at 4:40 am
(December 8, 2015 at 8:13 pm)abaris Wrote: (December 8, 2015 at 8:04 pm)Shining_Finger Wrote: Would you rather live in a world where evolution made a different turn, not creating political correctness a function of the brain? Or would you rather continue to live in this world? Why for either?
What?
A function of the brain?
No, it's some Americans ripping a fart, back in the early 80ies, if I'm not mistaken. And when Americans rip a fart, it usually drifts over the ocean. So that's pretty much the birth of Political Correctness. No brains involved. Political correctness was the brainchild of the Italian socialist Antonio Gramsci and Jewish commie Georg Lukacs who wanted to overthrow the western nations and turn them into commie land. They cooked up their plot after WWI. The Jews attempt to turn Germany into commie land made them enemies of the German nation.
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/2...rrectness/
http://www.academia.org/the-origins-of-p...rrectness/
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RE: Political Correctness
December 9, 2015 at 6:57 am
(December 9, 2015 at 4:40 am)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: (December 8, 2015 at 8:13 pm)abaris Wrote: What?
A function of the brain?
No, it's some Americans ripping a fart, back in the early 80ies, if I'm not mistaken. And when Americans rip a fart, it usually drifts over the ocean. So that's pretty much the birth of Political Correctness. No brains involved. Political correctness was the brainchild of the Italian socialist Antonio Gramsci and Jewish commie Georg Lukacs who wanted to overthrow the western nations and turn them into commie land. They cooked up their plot after WWI. The Jews attempt to turn Germany into commie land made them enemies of the German nation.
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/2...rrectness/
http://www.academia.org/the-origins-of-p...rrectness/
Political correctness isn't an invention made by any specific country, it's simply people taking measures to not offend or disadvantage any group. It can get ridiculous because people can be offended by anything and people are often naturally disadvantaged in comarison to one another.
I think the whole thing is too complex to say would I rather go with or without it.
I don't understand political correctness when it comes to individual words being used. And I think religions can cause people to be offended irrationally by things in a very stubborn way.
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RE: Political Correctness
December 9, 2015 at 8:22 am
Quote:I think the whole thing is too complex to say would I rather go with or without it.
I'd rather go without it, but...
Quote:I don't understand political correctness when it comes to individual words being used. And I think religions can cause people to be offended irrationally by things in a very stubborn way.
As for the first point, I would never, say, call a black/African American person a nigger. I just wouldn't (I'm white, btw). At the same time, I don't particularly like "cripple". I grew up "disabled", and now we are "PWD"s, which I kind of had to get used to, but have. So, I get it.
On the second point, I'd have thought it was atheists that would be pigeonholed as being more prone to taking this kind of offense. We're pigeonholed as being the "librulz".
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Political Correctness
December 9, 2015 at 8:29 am
I hate PC. It is a form of tyranny.
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