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|    THE HOT-PIEMAN to All    |
|    Highlights III: Growth of PC    |
|    05 Jan 06 11:47:48    |
      From: popopkskdhnmbch@gy6gygbdhbnsb8768.com              'Political correctness is often ridiculed, but it is more       than just a joke. With its earlier benefits already won, it       has now become a hindrance to social progress, and a       threat to society. By closing down debates, it restricts the       ability of society to tackle the problems that face it.       PC promoted multiculturalism in the Netherlands while       silencing debate about its drawbacks, until the results       exploded in religious violence leaving much of the country       living in fear.        In Britain, it allowed the creation of alien-ated       Muslim ghettoes which produce young men who       commit mass murder against their fellow citizens. By       promoting the rights of criminals over their victims, it       hinders law enforcement and leads to escalating crime. By       challenging the authority of teachers, it fuels poor       discipline in schools, and by promoting equality over       excellence, it degrades the standard of education and       inflates exam grades until they become almost mean-ingless.        By silencing debate and curbing objective analysis,       political correctness can harm those it intends to help. The       victims are taught to blame others for their vulnerability,       discouraging them from taking responsibility for improv-ing       their lives if their problems are self-inflicted.        Black communities are encouraged to blame racist       teachers for the failure of their boys at school, rather than       re-examine their own culture and attitudes to education       that may be the prime reasons. The poor sick have ended       up having worse healthcare in Britain than they would in       mainland Europe because PC for long closed down debate       on fundamental NHS reform. Women's employment       opportunities can be harmed by giving them ever more       rights that are not given to men. The unemployed are       encouraged to languish on benefits blaming others for       their fate. Poor Africans are condemned to live in poverty       so long as they and their governments are encouraged to       blame the West for all their problems, rather than       confronting the real causes of poor governance, corruption       and poor education.'              c/o              ROBBIE              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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