If you touch these precious leftist concepts, you'll get a screaming fit

October 7, 2021 By Mark C. Ross

Affirmative Action: Obviously a euphemism for institutionalized racism.  Apparently, it's OK to discriminate against people of European descent rather than blindly consider merit.  And in the absence of merit, mediocracy becomes more prevalent.  This is the left's preferred remedy, rather than allow the "clients" of this practice better access to quality education so they can have more marketable skills.

Minimum Wage: Based on the myth that standards of living can be elevated by government edict rather than increases in productivity.................. 

Homelessness: Another euphemism, this time for conspicuous vagrancy.  Now they're using the term "unhoused," while I prefer "street bums."  The explanation proffered for this sacred cow is a shortage of affordable housing.  It just so happens that all housing is affordable, or else it's vacant.  What good is a vacant property to its owner?  Taxes; insurance; and, often, debt service are still being charged..............

Redlining: Politically motivated misrepresentation of homeownership statistics.   A while back, it was discovered that the inner cities, home to the less affluent, had a much lower rate of homeownership than, say, the suburbs.  Duh...................

Organic Produce: Not all that political, but a fair measure of gullibility and the absence of critical thought among its adherents.  The theory behind the nutritional superiority of organic produce is that chemical growth enhancements such as fertilizers and pesticides are toxic to humans.  How?  Why?  Bruce Ames, a biochemist at U.C. Berkeley, developed a test for minute traces of carcinogens in food sources.  He also discovered that when insects bite a fruit or vegetable, the plant naturally produces alkaloid toxins to protect itself from further attacks.  

Nicotine is an example of one of these alkaloid toxins.  Also, "organic" farming relies on animal manure instead of chemical fertilizers — and e. coli contaminations are a particularly common problem as a result.  Might as well also touch on genetically modified produce.  Almost all food is genetically modified — not necessarily in laboratories, but by centuries of selective breeding.  For example, take a cabbage, or Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, or broccoli.  They're all the same plant, just carefully cultivated variants of the original source............To Read More.....