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Will He Ever Get the Hint?
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<blockquote data-quote="SeniorGeek" data-source="post: 197524" data-attributes="member: 4823"><p>When I see things called "PC", all of them appear to be cases where someone is attempting to suppress speech by claiming it is harmful. George H.W. Bush said, "It declares certain topics off-limits, certain expression off-limits, even certain gestures off-limits." However, there appears to be no consensus about the meaning of PC. How can anyone know which suppression of speech is PC and which suppression of speech is not PC?</p><p> </p><p>I am not enjoying this dilemma. Nobody has a plan that stops our losses in Iraq while also saving face. I think that is what it comes down to: we are fighting to save face. </p><p> </p><p>I hope that Al Jazeera is not picking up and broadcasting those opinions that we should kill, torture or jail Muslims/Islamofacists/Middle-Eastern Men, or those who characterize al Queda as mainstream Islam. Those make the perfect propaganda for anti-American groups. That sort of talk angers and emboldens our enemies, creates more enemies, increases unrest, recruits suicide bombers and endangers our troops and us civilians. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Bringing them home will help the enemy kill them? Sorry, I can not concede that. </p><p> </p><p>(Does the lack of pizza delivery make them safer in Iraq than in the U.S.?)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SeniorGeek, post: 197524, member: 4823"] When I see things called "PC", all of them appear to be cases where someone is attempting to suppress speech by claiming it is harmful. George H.W. Bush said, "It declares certain topics off-limits, certain expression off-limits, even certain gestures off-limits." However, there appears to be no consensus about the meaning of PC. How can anyone know which suppression of speech is PC and which suppression of speech is not PC? I am not enjoying this dilemma. Nobody has a plan that stops our losses in Iraq while also saving face. I think that is what it comes down to: we are fighting to save face. I hope that Al Jazeera is not picking up and broadcasting those opinions that we should kill, torture or jail Muslims/Islamofacists/Middle-Eastern Men, or those who characterize al Queda as mainstream Islam. Those make the perfect propaganda for anti-American groups. That sort of talk angers and emboldens our enemies, creates more enemies, increases unrest, recruits suicide bombers and endangers our troops and us civilians. Bringing them home will help the enemy kill them? Sorry, I can not concede that. (Does the lack of pizza delivery make them safer in Iraq than in the U.S.?) [/QUOTE]
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