The essence of political correctness is
not, as some contemporary conservatives claim, ultra-sensitivity. Political
correctness, in its purest form, can be exhibited in the most strident of
“straight talk” uttered in the name of supposedly eschewing political
correctness. The reason for this is that its essence is not sensitivity,
but power and control, the prevention of any river of thought from flowing
outside of those channels established by the collective. Political correctness
is the calcification of the brain on particular forms and modes of thought, to
go outside of which constitutes a transgression against the collective that
enforces it. In this sense, I am concerned that conservatives have become just
as “politically correct” as the progressive liberals they so despise. I am no fan of this president. I didn’t vote
for him, and the reason I wrote my last two books was because, since the
beginning, I have been deeply concerned with the brave new world he seems
intent on taking this country into......Read More.....
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