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No Political Correctness

The term politically correct is an oxymoron in a democratic free society. It can only exist and be true in a dictatorship. Those of us who care about critical thinking and open dialogue on all issues need to speak up now more than ever on the issue of political correctness because a viper has made it's way into the public discourse using a major platform to twist and exploit this nonsensical phrase that we have allowed to paralyze the public square. The viper is Donald Trump and the platform is nothing less than the American Presidency itself. Trump continually states that he is not politically correct as his justification for what actually is bad manners and a nasty disposition. The fight against political correctness is being greatly harmed by this despicable man and his followers. Making fun of people and reciting haneous over the top hyperbole has nothing to do with stopping this grotesque philosophy which seeks to turn us all into a stack of Pringles. The two words are inc...

May I Be Politically Incorrect?

Okay? Thank you so much. Political candidates are rarely held to the same standard of public deportment as the rest of society. This is particularly true during the election season. Donald Trump and let me just say his name appears as a springboard here, not as the focus of the topic. Demands have been made that Trump apologize to Megyn Kelly of FOX News because of the "bleeding" comment. I apologize to Megyn Kelly for misspelling her first name in a previous post. That said, there is a game of obnoxious banter between media and other public figures who equally use it to their advantage. I have full confidence that Kelly can deal with the fiery rhetoric of Trump, a man who has appeared on FOX so much, he should be given an office. When I was growing up there was no political correctness. We had something called manners, which refers to social conduct and etiquette. Being polite and civil to one another as often as is possible. Sometimes it becomes necessary to suspend civi...