The Irony of Political Correctness.

Published on August 24, 2004 By Gideon MacLeish In Politics

I try to be a generally good global citizen.

I compost, recycle, teach my kids the value of a dollar, and the idea of unconditional regard for all of God's creation.

But I also teach them to stand up for what they believe in, and will live my life no other way. I have to look at myself in the mirror each morning.

The latest crop of "political correctness" now teaches that Islam is a religion of peace, and that they're misunderstood by Western society. Meanwhile, conservative Christians are a boil on the ass of humanity that must be lanced.

The irony here is amazing. They preach peace and tolerance, but that peace and tolerance shouldn't extend to Christians. They ignore the repeated human rights violations that occur in many of the Muslim nations and write it off as a difference in culture. Meanwhile, all a Christian has to do is condemn the actions, not the faith, to call down the wrath of the PC police.

Yes, Christians have participated in their share of atrocities historically. And some Christians tend to do so to this day. But there are many in the Christian community that consistently decry these acts and the individuals who participate in them. When those same Christians aim their hand at some of the other of the world's atrocities, they're denounced as bigots, or worse.

If you want to hate me for the God I serve, fine. But don't preach to me about peace and tolerance while you are doing so. Joeuser has given me some great tools to deal with such hypocrites, and I can, and will avail myself of them. I welcome lively debate about the issues, but when it degenerates into a mockery of one's faith, in my opinion, it crosses the line. I don't bash any religion, however, I will question the actions of the practitioners of some religions and the light they shed on their faith itself. And I welcome you to do the same. But on MY blog, faith bashing of any sort is not welcome.

signing off,

Gideon MacLeish

Comments (Page 2)

Gideon MacLeish

on Aug 25, 2004

Extreme political correctness robs us of our rights to free speech because we become so fearful of being labeled a bigot or worse.

One excellent example of this: I was going to prepare what I thought was a hilarious spoof resume for "Maxwell Industries" as a blog. 90% of the people on joeuser would have thought it a hoot, but right now, I don't have the energy to deal with the 10% that would tear me apart. And something that could have been a great "inside joke" for the JU community gets trashed.

Thanks for your reply.

SSG Geezer

on Aug 25, 2004

Sorry to hear that, If you could list the peasant villages in the amazon you had bulldozed for coffee plantations,
children seized from orphanages to work on your assembly lines, you could have picked up a new job!

matt07

on Aug 26, 2004

This is true. But, asking the leaders of that faith to step up and condemn the actions of the violent factions is a fair and reasonable request.

most def

Deference

on Aug 26, 2004

In writing for any college class or newspaper these days, one must follow a particular format. The two most popular are APA (American Pyschological Association) or MLA formats. One can acquire either of these manuals at most libraries and bookstores. They contain all the proper grammar and reference rules and there is one particular chapter of interest in the APA book entitled "bias". It is considered "unprofessional" for instance to not say policeman but policeperson, to not say gay but to say "lesbian, gay man, and transgendered persons", to not use Afro-American or Negro for Blacks, etc., etc. . Social engineers have created laws and rules for professional writers to follow to enforce particular trades of thought amongst people. It is hard for me to put up with the thought police, but they have become entrenched and now are engraining themselves and their vocabulary in to American culture.

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