Political Correctness; A question........

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

Does one have to hate onself to despise what others of his clan, race, or class have done? I think not. I am sickened by many things that old white guys have done. I have become an old white guy, but I am satisfied with many of the things I have done with my life. (I spend a lot of my time trying to keep rich rich white guys (a generalization, I know) from taking advantage of the people who work for them.) Many many things I would like to do better, and there are many things I wish I had accomplished; but knowing my failings along with my successes does not equate to self hate.

Regards,

D-Ray

Zeke is constant and absolute.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

Quite correct. The campaign against "PC" is just an excuse for self-identified assholes to be rude and offensive using the 1st amendment as an excuse.

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Originally Posted by donquixote99

1. Initially, 'political correctness' was a demand from someone with some power to back it up that others conform to doctrine. So it was authoritarian and bad.
2. Wing nuts took this 'label of badness' and have applied it to ANY call for people to have some concern in their speech for civility and consideration.

I'm thinking the above statements are what it really boils down to in todays environment. Or like my sister told me, recently; "It's like we managed to keep the assholes somewhat bottled up for forty years or so. But now they've busted out and taken over the Republican Party.".

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Zeke

As always, I appreciate your words.

The most racial stuff I have dealt with relates to being an American Indian and the idea that, due to race, I am supposed to agree with the idea that the ongoing "plight" of Natives -- at this point -- is caused by anyone but Natives.

By virtue of possessing multiple degrees, believing that daily employment is good, and that Leonard Peltier should rot in Federal prison implies that I am not "traditionally Native."

I wasn't aware that being traditional indicated I needed to faux up a relationship with land (many reservations tribes cling to is not even their ancestral homeland), criminal activity, excuses and failure to thrive due to things that occurred prior to any Indian alive today being born.

Fuck'em.

It annoys.

Originally Posted by d-ray657

Does one have to hate onself to despise what others of his clan, race, or class have done? I think not. I am sickened by many things that old white guys have done. I have become an old white guy, but I am satisfied with many of the things I have done with my life. (I spend a lot of my time trying to keep rich rich white guys (a generalization, I know) from taking advantage of the people who work for them.) Many many things I would like to do better, and there are many things I wish I had accomplished; but knowing my failings along with my successes does not equate to self hate.

Regards,

D-Ray

I agree, Don. I hate the way some old white folks behave and the way folks from other ethnicities expect the same loathsome behavior from me, because I'm an old white guy.

[Coolidge23]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

I'm thinking the above statements are what it really boils down to in todays environment. Or like my sister told me, recently; "It's like we managed to keep the assholes somewhat bottled up for forty years or so. But now they've busted out and taken over the Republican Party.".

You've got it backwards. All the politically correct assholes and scumbags are in the Dem party and progressive movement. Not that there aren't any in the GOP but everyone on the left is pretty much worthless, collectivist scum.

[djv8ga]

“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”

— William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2

...and especially old white ones.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Coolidge23

You've got it backwards. All the politically correct assholes and scumbags are in the Dem party and progressive movement. Not that there aren't any in the GOP but everyone on the left is pretty much worthless, collectivist scum.

lol

Honest, hate like this needs professional help. Feel free to PM me.

peace brother

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

I'm thinking the above statements are what it really boils down to in todays environment. Or like my sister told me, recently; "It's like we managed to keep the assholes somewhat bottled up for forty years or so. But now they've busted out and taken over the Republican Party.".

they were always there, Bush gave them a voice in th late 90's and then others noticed and rallied them into a political force of opposition.

Flying under the moniker of "Real American" they'd rather burn the country to the ground than do what is best for America.

It's pretty interesting and more proof of the failed nature of the human species.

[MrPots]

Originally Posted by Coolidge23

You've got it backwards. All the politically correct assholes and scumbags are in the Dem party and progressive movement. Not that there aren't any in the GOP but everyone on the left is pretty much worthless, collectivist scum.

I'll set both parties aside and state that ALL the people of this country, every fucking last one of them have become hateful, greedy, selfish and intolerant. All of them. With wealth comes these things and it's made America a very ugly place. A country of losers who put themselves before anything else. Proof...the only things at which this country excell's is war and hate.

We don't educate, we don't heal. We don't feed or comfort. We imprison. We destroy. We take and take and take until there is no more to take and then we look for new victims.

This is why our country will never be "great" again.

[JJIII]

^^^^ Mighty broad brush there.

[MrPots]

It's all I see in this country any more.