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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