Posted on 07/10/2013 7:29:31 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Political correctness, which is vigorously enforced by much of the news media and many of our educational institutions, imposes a code of silence that prevents discussion of game-changing alterations of our fundamental social pillars. I was amused and saddened recently by the way the PC police intentionally took something I said out of context and distorted it in order to deviate the conversation away from what I was talking about and try to turn it into a conversation about me and whether or not I was a homophobe. This is a classical example of how this group works. I was asked whether I favor same-sex marriage. I said that I did not think that any group had the right to change the definition of a fundamental pillar of society.
The point of my answer was that once we begin changing essential definitions, it will be difficult to draw a line in the sand that indicates we won’t continue to change it beyond that point. My answer was not so much about homosexuals or any of the other groups that were mentioned, but rather about our need to maintain certain behavioral definitions and standards in order to preserve our identity. If we keep redefining our fundamental institutions, how will we or our progeny have a social anchor on which to base our behavior?
The PC police tried to persuade people that I was comparing same-sex behavior with unacceptable forms of sexual variation. I was not making that comparison, but the speech minders insisted that it was my intention, as though they knew more about my intentions than I did. Their desire was to change the focus of the argument and to shut me up.
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This man is Good!!!
We must push back against PC in every arena, and expose it for the tyranny it is.
Dr. Carson just began this gig writing for the Washington Times.
I’m looking forward to his columns.
Called it what it is: Cultural Marxism
I’m a fan, but I bet Obama isn’t.
Ping.
I’m a fan,...”
A Brave man for sure!
Please FReepmail me if you're interested in it.
Thank you for the flag. Nice.
Please add me to your Carson ping list. Thanks.
Welcome to you both, You’re on.
I saw it. 5 doctors signed the Declaration of Independence...BOOM. He sure knows how to make a point. Common sense just got a big shot in the arm. :-)
Amen, he doesn’t mince words. Am really looking forward to his weekly column.
Thank you!
Yes, Cultural Marxism was its original name,
and it’s definition and purpose is to suppress and punish the telling of the truth.
Any other definition is just an excuse.
“Political correctness is tyranny with manners” - Charlton Heston
BTTT
This is a man who would take on the metro-sexual Hussein-machine and have them for lunch.
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