Posted on 01/02/2006 11:17:21 PM PST by Stoat
Political correctness is threatening British society, according to a social policy think-tank.
Civitas blames PC attitudes for creating "Muslim ghettoes" which have produced young terrorists.
Author Anthony Browne says political correctness has become a form of "soft totalitarianism".
He claims it has led to "moral cowardice" and "intellectual dishonesty".
"The politically correct truth is publicly proclaimed correct by politicians, celebrities and the BBC even if it is wrong," he says.
Although PC once had a purpose in preventing overt discrimination he argues it now "causes more harm than good" by suppressing the truth.
One example he gives is adherents of PC routinely blaming the explosion in the UK's HIV infection rate on teenagers having unsafe sex.
He says the "factually correct truth" is that the rise is largely down to the arrival of HIV positive African immigrants in Britain.
Other issues clouded by PC thought, Mr Browne suggests, include:
:: Women's pay being less than men's due to sex discrimination. He claims it is due to women making different work-life choices and taking childcare breaks;
:: African poverty due to the West not giving enough aid and failing to cancel debt. He says is due to bad governance and despotism in African countries.
Mr Browne says of political correctness: "By closing down debates, it restricts the ability of society to tackle the problems that face it."
Perhaps this is a sign that some slight bit of progress is being made? It's too late for the millions of lives that have been negatively impacted or even destroyed by political correctness, but perhaps it provides some slight, minimal hope for the future.
I downloaded the PDF, will be interesting reading tommorrow
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They are only anti-PC here because it "restricts the ability of society" to tackle their perceived problems of women's rights and the virtual shredding of taxpayers' money in Africa.
If you are not included in the victim-groups of women, gays, or Africans, then they still wish to impose PC on the world.
You're mistaken if you believe this will result in recognition that the PC agenda has failed. This is just the opening shot in a campaign to direct more spending toward "solving" these problems. Same old song, they're just changing the melody a bit.
The "Sexed-Up BBC" have blood on their hands.
I hope Britons take the time to step back and see where these police state measures are leading them. Death or paralysis doesn't have to come in one fell swoop. In England it appears to be coming incrementally. Someone or some people over there are turning up the totalitarian thermostat degree by degree.
I know full well that the lefties over here would like to do the same things. In fact California has the photo traffic citation scam down already. Jailing people for "incorrect" thought or speech will be the next thing. Many such un-p.c. types are already banned or ostracized. The modern western Kempei-tai is licking its chops.
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