Posted on 12/19/2018 5:32:24 PM PST by Kaslin
Political correctness is the latest attempt by liberals to curb speech they don’t like—and we all know there’s a long list of things they find…problematic. You’re not alone if you think this trend is straight trash. A majority of Americans are against it too. Yes, there are political and geographic divides—and I bet you can guess where the people who think we should follow this authoritarian ethos reside. Oh, and if Democrats think that their crusade to crush those who they feelaren’t sensitive enough, it’s not going to yield political dividends; it could drive Independents away (via NPR):
Fifty-two percent of Americans, including a majority of independents, said they are against the country becoming more politically correct and are upset that there are too many things people can't say anymore. About a third said they are in favor of the country becoming more politically correct and like when people are being more sensitive in their comments about others.
That's a big warning sign for Democrats heading into the 2020 primaries when cultural sensitivity has become such a defining issue with the progressive base.
"If the Democratic Party moves in a direction that is more to its base on this issue, it suggests independents are going to be tested to stay with the Democrats electorally," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, which conducted the poll.
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The only groups in which majorities said they were in favor of people being more sensitive were Democrats, adults under 30, African-Americans and small city/suburban women.
Majorities of whites, Latinos, Americans over 30 and small city/suburban men, though, said the opposite. Just 1 in 7 Republicans and a third of independents said they like the country becoming more politically correct and people being sensitive in their comments.
There's also a big gender divide by place and education. Women who live in small cities or the suburbs say people need to be more sensitive, 52 percent vs. 37 percent. But just a quarter of men who live in the same place say so (27 to 57 percent), making for what have to be some very divided dinner tables.
So, keep America great! Do your part and trigger a liberal.
I will not accept that a war was lost before I was born. As long as I am alive, there is always one more thing I can do to fight back.
JoMa
I hope so....
They are gunning for us with this PC crap. I effing hate them.
Political correctness is not a recent phenomenon. It’s been around since at least the 70s.
Good luck. I’m 67 and have seen this crap since I became aware of politics around 1975. Reagan was a breath of fresh air, but a brief respite from the march toward socialism and communism. Trump is another respite. But the enemy is strong, getting stronger, and has won every battle since 1970. The totalitarian ratchet moves two or three notches forward, then we are able to move maybe one backward toward sanity every now and then.
I applaud your fight, but the inability to nail the coup plotters the past two years, in the face of overwhelming evidence of their guilt, gives me little hope. Trump’s judge selections are excellent and they will endure for a few decades. But the insane left capturing the house is going to be a disaster. I think that is the reason the stock markets have been tanking, much more so than the Fed notching interest rates up a bit.
It didn’t go away after the 1990s, 1970s, or 1960s.
Crush Communism.
I became very aware of it when Sambo’s Restaurant chain was destroyed by political correctness.
Too much empathy can shut you up and shut you down. You can’t do anything because you’re unable to act when someone is offended, and any bully or nut can and will be offended by something in order to stop you.
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