"Civil War? Maybe..."
Alright, I've worked myself into quite a funk on a Friday, what a bad idea!
Before I shrug this off, let me bounce something off the crowd that I've been thinking about.
Start with the premise that PC is the root of much of our countries' current difficulties. PC -> Multiculturalism -> Bi lingualism -> Separatism -> Tolerance to the point of intolerance.
I blame 2 major factors. Hippies, and women in the workplace. Hippies, that's the easy one. They hated "the man", the "establishment". And now that they are the man, they are the establishment, they hate themselves. They hate the military, they hate religion. PC is their way to punish all that they hate. And it's a great tool for them. It seems to be working quite well.
Now, to women in the workplace. This one's not so obvious. I've had several career type positons in my life. The place I work at, I came to a few years ago, and it was quite a culture shock. This place is dominated by women. Now, since it's dominated by women, the corporate culture is quite different than what I'm used to. In other jobs, you did your job, worked hard, and if you saw someone slacking, not contributing, you gave them heck. At this place, the most important thing you can do is be nice. If you are incompetent, but nice, they will find someone to help you do your job. If you are competent, but surly, you won't last long. I thought about this, and realized, in male dominated workplaces, conflicts are resolved quicker. It's easier to chew someone out and move on. With women in the equation, there is a neutering effect. Don't brusie feelings. Don't berate incompetence. And it equates very well to PC. Let's be nice, let's appease and capitulate.
I may be way off, but it's something I've been kicking around, and I'm airing it out.
There is truth in what you say.