America in Crisis: The Triumph of Political Correctness

williefank@aol.com ^ | 2001, 2008 | Wm. B. Fankboner

[RSmithOpt]

An impalpable censorship is eliminating all intellectual and artistic vitality in Western society with a vengeance; persistent recourse to euphemism and circumlocution is corrupting and debasing language; and the coercive atmosphere of guilt, fear and intimidation surrounding this censorship is inhibiting the easy give-and-take of human discourse, the life-blood of democratic institutions, and ultimately of man's own social and spiritual life. Thoreau warned us to 'beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.' What would he have said about enterprises that require new vocabulary?

[RSmithOpt]

An excellent essay, though long touches at the root of the decay within our society, nation, and politics.

Some of the very reasons I loathe Marxist, socialists, the politically correct, etc.

[Uncle Miltie]

I find these threads hard to relate to without some pictures.

[PGalt]

WOW!

OUTSTANDING!

[OPS4]

it is all to apparent that Obama is trying to be the Communist leader of the free world! He is using Muslims, Orpah Girls, and minorities, long enough to secure Communism in The America’s!

His allies, Farrakahn, Wright, Pelosi, and Chavez, AKA Comrade’s of The New State!

[RSmithOpt]

Glad you liked it....well thought out and well written piece.

[truthluva]

Watch this video and see if any of it sounds familiar. It’s 16 minutes long but worth the time.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k6KUDv1wzraWhwlBt1

[Old Professer]

“An impalpable censorship is eliminating all intellectual and artistic vitality in Western society with a vengeance; persistent recourse to euphemism and circumlocution is corrupting and debasing language; and the coercive atmosphere of guilt, fear and intimidation surrounding this censorship is inhibiting the easy give-and-take of human discourse, the life-blood of democratic institutions, and ultimately of man’s own social and spiritual life. Thoreau warned us to ‘beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.’ What would he have said about enterprises that require new vocabulary?”

Or,as my cousin Earnest T, would’ve said:

“Them folks up there at the top been telling sweet sounded stories and such and going round bleeping here and there and just about everywhere for near on forty years now until a feller just about can’t afforf to say a darn thing fearing he’ll wind up in one of them anger managing things tey’s been giving my kids lately.

My old Pop woulda told them that my overhauls is good enough for Sunday as long as them and me is both clean.

[RSmithOpt]

Thank You

[RSmithOpt]

Yeah...tell the truth these days with evidence on The Left and we get electric shock, sleep deprivation, fines, community service, and a personal enema from Brawney and Friends. (The having to pay an extorted bailout that's not needed).

[midmoschmo]

[PGalt]

Outstanding addition to this thread, essay and the times we live in. Thanks.

Ping. The article is fantastic. The video interview link in post #6 may interest you more granny. (I don’t know if you can view it though)

[nw_arizona_granny]

Running days behind again.

Thanks for the ping.