Re: MD Political Correctness

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Date: Mon Sep 06 2004 - 04:17:10 BST

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    Hello Platt,

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    From: "Platt Holden" < >
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    Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 6:20 PM
    Subject: RE: MD Political Correctness

    >
    > DMB says:
    > > I'm guessing you're not American because there has been no shortage of
    > > angry shouting and screaming. The phrase "politically correct" has been
    > > uttered with contempt a hundred thousand times as a preface to the
    > > expression of some bigoted thought or attitude on talk radio, for
    example.
    > > And so I think its wildly inaccurate to refer to these hateful people as
    > > classical liberals. In contemporary American english, they are
    > > anti-liberal, they mock liberalism and its concerns, as you seem to be
    > > doing with your dismissive comments.
    >
    Platt says:
    > DMB's ringing defense of politically correctness is heartwarming.
    > Fortunately, free speech -- including the sort of speech DMB finds
    > "bigoted" -- is protected by the U.S. Constitution. I say fortunately
    > because the hatred, intolerance and bigotry DMB exhibits in condemning,
    > for example, talk radio is fully protected.

    mel:
    DMB feels strongly about his opinions. That he pays
    attention in the first place is a far better thing than
    a significant majority of people, who find only enough
    time to work and lead their private lives.
    The freedoms, as you point out, are for all, and the gray
    area between rigorous rejection of an idea on the one
    hand and intolerance on the other is a judgement call.

    I feel priviledged to see the naked honesty that he,
    you, and many show in the MoQ.org.

    thanks--mel

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