Political Correctness is the greatest evil of our time

[Theben]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Right wing authoritarianism > Religious Fundamentalism > PC.

fixed.

[Theben]

Originally posted by Heraclitus
Oh come on not everything is about global warming.

Where did he say that PC=global warming?

[BeBMan]

PC

XBox

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by GePap

Maybe instead of shooting your mouth off

Then what is the internet for?

Originally posted by GePap

you should explore your own biases and prejudices and then if you find them to be illogical or irrational, end them.

I actually do this. And think that everyone should.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Heraclitus
Oh come on not everything is about global warming.

Did I say everything was? No. I said it far outranks something which you call "the greatest evil of our time." Forcing people to be nice to each other is not worse than destroying the biosphere, moron.

[Heraclitus]

Originally posted by Comrade Snuggles
moron.

:'(


I was exaggerating, people do that on the internet to draw attention to their rants.


You did the same, since humans are not destroying the biosphere. Sure we are wrecking it, but no more than the previous mass extinction events, we are just a random drop in biodiversity that lets nature play with new designs every few 100 million years.

Either that or we are a very uncomfortable and possibly pathological pregnancy.

[Aeson]

By "greatest" do you mean "biggest/most widespread"... or "most dangerous"... or "most awesome"?

[Traianvs]

Often people are accused of being PC when all they do is state their honest opinion.

So I think PC is the greatest evil of our time because it gives hardliners an easy albeit hollow argument against the more rational and humane thinking fellow-men. :Hm:

In fact Heraclitus' claim that it masks intolerance is bullcrap. Excuse me if a solid argument is rejected on the grounds of PC; that only highlights that the given argument can't be repudiated otherwise. Not surprisingly it's easy to resort to demagoguery and simplistic answers of the "hey that's just you being PC" - type

[Seedle]

Originally posted by Heraclitus



[House on]
But how will I then be able to continue toying with my national socialist fantasies?
[House off]


Yeah every post I make is about Muslims.
[did I forget to turn House off? Oh no wait. That's just me.]

Good House impersonation.

[SlowwHand]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Political Correctness is the greatest evil of our time

Originally posted by Comrade Snuggles


You're a ****ing moron if you believe that.

No, you're a, in your words, ****ing moron, if you think legislating what a person says is greater than how a person thinks.

[chequita guevara]

Slowwhand, can you point to one piece of legislation regulating speech, by the forces of PC-dom?

[Theben]

PCism is a social standard, not a legislative one.





Moron.

[Imran Siddiqui]

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Comrade Snuggles
Slowwhand, can you point to one piece of legislation regulating speech, by the forces of PC-dom?

In spite of your obvious mistake, what if every time I exchanged opinion with you, I said something derogatory about your mother, how long do you think it would be before I was chained up in Mingapulco or Rahistan?

[chequita guevara]

A lot, since Ming appears not to take an active hand in moderating anymore.