[WillBlake]
I'm still confused about this right wing left wing notion. I am
neither. We have agreed that there is good PC and bad PC. Let's
leave it at that.
[Arlo]
Fair enough. I noticed today that when I post from home via my
webmail account "line breaks" appear to go missing, resulting in a
large paragraph on unbroken text. Sorry for that, if that's how it
appears to you as well.
Regarding "right wing left wing", all I can say is that the key is to
rise above the ideological pandering and apply the critiques of our
reason evenly. If the treatment Miss California received is unfair
(it is, IMO), then the treatment Bill Maher received is also unfair.
If "Christians" are the target of ridicule unfairly, then perhaps
they should consider that they too target other groups unfairly
themselves. For the record, a "good" example of right-wing PC is
efforts made to promote tolerance and respect for our servicemen. Our
fellow citizens serving in our military should be afforded respect,
and pressure put upon those who demonize them is valid and just.
However, all forms of PC can go too far, and that is something we
should be aware of. Affording our armed forces personnel with respect
should not be used to demonize anyone who takes issue with the "war"
or actions of the American government. When those who raise valid
concerns are assaulted with political rhetoric like "they want to see
dead American soldiers", or telling our armed forces that the "left
wants them to lose", then we have an example of when PC goes evil.
As I said, on specific topics like "affirmative action", both sides
pander immorally to the xenophobia of certain groups. The left
overreaches, the right condemns, and all hope of any reasonable
dialogue is off the table.
I do want to also say here that the answer to the question "why are
women, who make more than half of our country's population,
under-represented on the Bench?" is a question that MUST be brought
into any dialogue condemning or justifying the placement of a woman
to that seat on the basis of her gender. While that question remained
unanswered in this particular dialgoue, it is an important aspect in
discussing that one particular example of "PC". You say you don't
want a Justice chosen by a specific body part, but the historical
reality is that that is precisely what HAS been happening since Day
One. So before we can condemn or support whether or not a woman
should be chosen for the next seat, we would need to address the
historical reality of these appointments. As I said, context always matters.
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