Trump's big problem

[Strivax]

'I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I’ve been challenged by so many people and I don’t, frankly, have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn’t have time, either.'

Dear Donald, quoted here

Is this really America's big problem? Is not 'political correctness' largely a matter of polite respect for different ways of being?

Cheers, Strivax

 

[ToddNotTodd]

'I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I’ve been challenged by so many people and I don’t, frankly, have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn’t have time, either.'

Dear Donald, quoted here

Is this really America's big problem? Is not 'political correctness' largely a matter of polite respect for different ways of being?

Cheers, Strivax

Breaking news: Rich white man thinks he doesn't have to be polite to people.

 

[Strivax]

In my country, rich white men (and women) have always tended to be polite. Courtesy has tended to oil the social wheels they depended upon, for their wealth. Whether their politeness, or their wealth, was the politically pertinent matter is moot point.

Cheers, Strivax.

 

[AvilaSurfer]

Breaking news: Rich white man thinks he doesn't have to be polite to people.

Political correctness does NOT equal polite.

 

[ToddNotTodd]

Political correctness does NOT equal polite.

Hmmm, it sure does to me. I suppose some right wing whack jobs may have appropriated additional definitions to make it sound bad though...

 

[quatona]

Hmmm, it sure does to me. I suppose some right wing whack jobs may have appropriated additional definitions to make it sound bad though...

Actually, it seems to me that "political correctness" has never been a positive postulation - rather it has been coined as a pejorative term by those who would like to tackle certain views without having to come up with an actual argument.

 

[AvilaSurfer]

Hmmm, it sure does to me. I suppose some right wing whack jobs may have appropriated additional definitions to make it sound bad though...

Thanks for the name calling. Always helpful.

 

[ToddNotTodd]

Thanks for the name calling. Always helpful.

I wasn't calling you names because I obviously don't know anything about you.

 

[AvilaSurfer]

I wasn't calling you names because I obviously don't know anything about you.

I didn't think you were. Just a whole group of people. That's so much better.

 

[tickingclocker]

In my country, rich white men (and women) have always tended to be polite. Courtesy has tended to oil the social wheels they depended upon, for their wealth. Whether their politeness, or their wealth, was the politically pertinent matter is moot point.

Cheers, Strivax.

You obviously don't know many rich people. I've lived among them my entire life. They are neither polite nor are they generous, unless there is a tax write-off in it for them. They remain impolite despite being generous.

 

[brinny]

'I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I’ve been challenged by so many people and I don’t, frankly, have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn’t have time, either.'

Dear Donald, quoted here

Is this really America's big problem? Is not 'political correctness' largely a matter of polite respect for different ways of being?

Cheers, Strivax

Is that your take on political correctness?

Seriously?

 

[brinny]

Political correctness does NOT equal polite.

LOL!

I know, right?

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Thanks for the name calling. Always helpful.

How politically correct of you.

 

[Ana the Ist]

'I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I’ve been challenged by so many people and I don’t, frankly, have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn’t have time, either.'

Dear Donald, quoted here

Is this really America's big problem? Is not 'political correctness' largely a matter of polite respect for different ways of being?

Cheers, Strivax

I think this is Donald's way of playing to his base. He knows that political correctness is a matter of contention amongst conservatives and statements like this make it sound like he might be able to do something about it. I don't know of any laws that demand political correctness though...as I've always seen it as a matter of public opinion, and as such, he can't do anything about it.

I think Donald's biggest problem would be winning the election. He's an idiot on an ego trip and if he wins, he'll quickly learn that he's in way over his head and it's too late to back out.

 

[squirrel123]

Is not 'political correctness' largely a matter of polite respect for different ways of being?

Here's how I see it -
Polite respect: using respectful language when talking to or about other people / groups of people, because you genuinely respect them, and their right to live/believe different from you.
Political correctness: using the words that you believe and the "right" words to convince those you wish to impress that you respect others, even though you really don't.
Political incorrectness: Not respecting others or their right to live/believe different from you, but at least being honest enough to show the world that you are a rude and arrogant <insert word that will get censored here>.

Unfortunately it's not always easy, especially on the internet, to tell the difference between the first two, but the one point where I do agree with the anti-political-correctness crowd, is that forcing people to use the right words serve no purpose. You can't force people to respect others, and if they don't, I prefer that they show their true colours (like Trump), so that I won't waste my time on them.

 

[Cearbhall]

I must have been living under a rock when "manners" started being called "political correctness" and became known as a bad thing...

 

[Jack of Spades]

Just for some alternative view points:

1) I think that overwhelmingly, most of the time, people who claim to be angry at political correctness are actually against certain political positions, and don't mind at all when political correctness (like f.e. respectful language) is expected towards positions they hold dear. I think it's most often a stealthy way to be upset about certain political positions.

2) Since the western culture grows more diverse every day, (more info, more influences and more freedom) it means that every day there pops up a new group of people expecting to be talked about as respectfully as all the already existing groups of people. This of course increases exponentially the amount of offensive things and jokes you might say accidentally. Maybe the idea of political correctness has not changed in decades, but rather there keeps popping up more and more groups of people to whom the already existing political correctness can be extended to?

- I like to think that the intention of the speaker should mean more than whether they use some sensitive terms or not. Sometimes it's innocent or accidental.

 

[Verv]

'I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I’ve been challenged by so many people and I don’t, frankly, have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn’t have time, either.'

Dear Donald, quoted here

Is this really America's big problem? Is not 'political correctness' largely a matter of polite respect for different ways of being?

Cheers, Strivax

The proper response would be that there is a significant difference between respecting others & being politically correct, as being PC demands the use of certain language accompanied with a certain attitude. PC culture means playing deference to a specific set of idols, while respecting others just means respectin others -- insofar as you can.

You will notice that the same people who regularly advocate "respecting others" do so on television shows that shamelessly attack the conservative base, demean conservative Christians and all manner of disrespectful behavior.

 

[AGODBELIEVERlove1stfaith2]

'I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I’ve been challenged by so many people and I don’t, frankly, have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn’t have time, either.'

Dear Donald, quoted here

Is this really America's big problem? Is not 'political correctness' largely a matter of polite respect for different ways of being?

Cheers, Strivax

He may or may not become USA President

 

[Zemira57]

Thanks for the name calling. Always helpful.

Funny how the Left tends to be like that....