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POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
We have put up with, for quite a while now, political correctness. Essentially, it is a means of silencing those who expound common sense and hard-earned, meaningful values. It makes constant appeals to conformity. It always speaks of inclusivity, but in the end seems to benefit the exclusive few. As it preaches fairness and equality it often realizes special treatment and reverse-racism.Political correctness is delusional at best and inspirational at worst. It asks the established citizenry to keep quiet and listen – perpetually. It is madness in the face of common sense and decency. It is a cultural ploy and the favourite tool of control freaks. Dare not speak out against crazy, unsupportable or unsustainable ideas lest you be labelled ignorant, ill-informed, a redneck, or just plain stupid. This from shrills who consider themselves, or are deemed to be; intelligent, compassionate, a wealth of knowledge and in pace with the times.
Political correctness is destined to rid society of its humanity. It serves to render citizens incapable of questioning irresponsibility, unaccountability and just plain fantasy. It is social control whose strongest suit is race.
I offer you the forgoing and would be interested in feedback from readers. Honestly, part of my agenda here is to see if anyone is actually reading my diatribe. So, send me your opinion(s) and/or comments on the foregoing, and I will report/respond in a future column.
My e-mail address is d_west12@hotmail.com There is an “underscore” between the ‘d’ and the ‘w’.
I was born on the Bruce Peninsula on July 20, 1951 and raised on a farm just south of the village of Lions Head, which is located about halfway up the peninsula on the Georgian Bay shoreline. I graduated from Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology in Barrie in 1973 as a Resources Engineering Technologist. I was hired by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) in April of 1975 as the first DUC employee in Ontario. Throughout almost 29 years I was involved with the implementation of more than 500 wetland projects and project complexes in southwestern and south central Ontario. Some of these habitat projects included important waterfowl and migratory bird habitat along the eastern shoreline of Lake St. Clair. Just three weeks short of completing 29 years with DUC, I accepted an early retirement opportunity effective March 31, 2004.
