Journalists are warned to confirm sources for their work. Sadly, not all of them do it, but they should. Of the words and phrases we hear everyday, language, some are not understood by their actual definitions, but are seen, through the lens of those who coined them. Take the phrase “The Final Solution”, for example. Anyone familiar with World War II links them to Adolf Hitler. The two words hardly sanitize the practice of murdering millions of people in an attempt to produce an Aryan race. His avowed goal is odd, isn’t it? Hitler hardly fit the description he praised. Instead of blond and fair skinned, he was dark and swarthy.
Today, another term assails us. “Political correctness” is so much a part of every discourse that few recognize its source. Do you? People routinely use the term with a cavalier attitude, applying it to almost every instance of assumed discrimination. Yet, once you understand its roots, you may demand that proponents grab the soap and wash out their political mouths!
According to both political scientists and sociologists, “political correctness” roots in the ideology of Karl Marx. Basically, it requires a radical inversion of the prevailing traditional culture using cultural Marxism to achieve a social revolution. Such a social revolution is the kind envisioned by Karl Marx as an inversion of the social order and a commensurate inversion of the structure of power.
Since those pushing for “hope and change” cite the term redistribution of wealth, we need to be very alert. Is it any wonder that historically savvy onlookers view the current events in Washington with great suspicion? I see Marxism as a social cancer. It begins with a few cells (and/or people and groups) and then, over time, grows exponentially —- often unrecognized until it threatens the entire organism. Don’t ignore this movement, readers. It threatens America.
Decades ago, Richard Carlson starred in a TV series titled “I led three lives”. Plots focused on a man who held down a regular job, worked undercover for the US government, and functioned within the Communist party. The theme is not new. Covert operations have never been limited to military personnel. I, for one, hope that our government has thousands upon thousands of agents now working tirelessly to uncover plots against this nation. The inordinate risks they take keep us all safe.
Coined phrases can enrich language or sully it. The incessant use of political correctness, then, can be considered a form of misinformation. Some see the value of repetition. Haven’t you noticed that when a statement is repeatedly, it assumes a life of its own? It happens, and there are so many examples that it would take a book to list them. The book, sadly, would be outdated in no time, since the practice of rampant repetition seems endemic given all means of communication today.
What happens if you challenge someone on the veracity of a widely disseminated fallacy or blatant lie? An accusation immediately prompts a proclamation of innocence. What was that phrase from Hamlet? Ah, yes “Methinks he doth protest too much.” In addition, when you cite facts to back up your argument, you immediately find yourself the target. Suddenly, facts don’t matter. The reply is name-calling.
If you doubt this, just watch the news a bit closer. Watch the exchanges between opposing sides, and you’ll see how the side without facts resorts to calling the other side names such as insensitive, uninformed, backward, red neck, provincial….. The list goes on interminably.
We should all take it upon ourselves to eliminate “political correctness” from the national vocabulary. Although it can take generations to take meaningful action to remove elements of discrimination from society, it can be done. Old wounds can heal. We move ahead.
Begin with yourself. Refute the use of “political correctness” as an operative term in everyday speech. If you take a side, get your facts straight — but be prepared to fend off personal slurs. Unless you are speaking with a person with better than average manners, you will find yourself the “bad guy” (or gal, as the case may be). Many, when faced with facts, can only reply with name-calling. How sad.
Political change often comes as the direct result of social change — a term used to describe the clearly stated goal of some in Washington today. They pledge to issue in massive change. As I have stated before, change applies as much to weather as diapers, the former is natural, the latter — of necessity. Methinks the aroma wafting from inside The Beltway more closely resembles the latter.
The ongoing effort to upend America and change her “fundamentally” should scare you to death. America’s fundamentals are solid as the bedrock beneath our topsoil.
As a people, we need to set our feet firmly on the principles of our Founding Fathers and vow to be Americans first and ignore partisan labels. There’s enough blame on both sides of the political aisle to sink our ship of state. Don’t allow that to happen!
When we pledge to save this previous republic, we insure our future — and, more importantly, that of generations unborn. Reserve the initials “PC” to personal computers. Don’t utter “political correctness”. It is not a term for freedom loving people. Think about it.