File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_2000/anarchy-list.0004, message 29


Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 04:02:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jamal Hannah <jah-AT-iww.org>
Subject: Re: Tyranny Here and There


On Sat, 1 Apr 2000, danceswithcarp wrote:

> 
> From: "Jamal Hannah" <jah-AT-iww.org>
> 
> > The NRA guy said "Political Correctness is tyranny...
> > tyranny with politeness".  Now, I suppose folks like old goat and carp may
> > agree with this, but let's think about that. Are they talking about Maoist
> > politics, where men who beat their wives will be shot (I think a recent
> > issue of MIM Notes stated this), or are they referring to the basic
> > argument that disadvantaged people deserve to be treated with dignity and
> > respect?  Doesnt seem like tyranny to me.
> 
> Whoa, Jamal.   Before you make this leap that seems a bit disjointed even if
> I WAS guilty, first you ought to get off your high horse and tihnk.   I've
> always advocated manners and decourem.  Period.   And I also try to not
> offend those of other ilks.  I don't subscribe to political correctness, but
> I do think there is a certain level of mutual respect we all deserve--sort
> of a baseline of behavior.
> 
> That said, Charlton Heston is God...

Heh. Ok, sorry.. oh yeah, I think the line went "Political correctness is
tyranny.. tyranny with manners." or something like that.

> Erm, no. Excuse me; brain phart.
> 
> This is a bumper sticker slogan he espouses.  I can't fit my agenda onto a
> full-sized sedan, nor even an SUV.   I'd probably require A Big
> RIG.
> 
> > Also it makes the NRA seem
> > like a bunch of right-wing yahoos quoting conservative intellectuals.
> 
> Heh.  "Conservative intellectuals."  Heh-heh-huh.  Huh-huh-huh.  He said
> "Conservative intellectuals."   Huh-uh-uh-uh-huh.

Well, like people such as Rush Limbaugh, Dinesh D'souza (sp?),
George Will, P.J. O'Rourk or William F. Buckley.

> > If
> > they wanted to appeal to a broader range of the population, they might
> > drop this "PC is tyranny" crap.
> 
> PC is tyranny if you let it be so.   I think most of us here rise above it.

Well, anything can be bad if it's forced down your throat. Accusing people
of being "PC" is just a clever way of saying all liberal-minded people
are Stalinists. It's ridiculous.

(And when I say liberal-minded, I mean anyone who doesnt believe in
racism, sexism, homophobia, etc)

 - Jamal



   

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