A good post, except for the line about the JOOOOOOS. Yes there were and are many Jewish Marxists. But let's not forget that the grandaddy of political correctness was an I-talian named Antonio Gramsci. His goal was to divide society into two groups. The oppressed and the oppressors.
So if you're a a hetrosexual, white, Christian, male who earns a good living, you are automatically a member of five oppressor groups. Whereas if you are a gay, female, black, Buddhist who is earning minimun wage, you are automatically a member of five oppressed groups. This is why in a country like the US where 95% of the population is Christian, the oppressor majority must bend over backwards to show sensitivity to oppressed 5% who are not Christian, by substituting the word "holiday" for "Xma" wherever possible.
P.S. This is my first post of FR. I'm a moron. I've been an avid reader of FR for well over a year and I never bothered to visit the homepage. I assumed that there was a yearly membership. Duh?? Oh well, gotta make up for lost time. A belated Merry Xmas and Happy Hannukah to all you wonderful freepers.
Welcome to the board!
Yes you're a moron for waiting so long :o) Welcome to FR. Unlike DU, FR is truly free in that you can post and search without 'your papers please' type registration.
Welcome to Free Republic! However, you need to read the passage you're referring to above again, and more carefully. You completely missed the context. The statement was not a slam against Jews, it was a piece of information which was necessary in order to explain why the Frankfort School members had to relocate during the Nazi period. And furthermore, that's all it was.
Ironically, you inadvertently provided your own example of politically correct intolerance, i.e. how dare the author mention "JOOOOS"!