Seth wrote:
Again, such things as sensitivity in what one says or in ones descriptives when discussing others, good, bad or indifferent, should still be left up to the individual, not regulated by some level of government, for, among other reasons, the human nature perspective: once any body of government is given the power to police speech, it is inevitable that free speech will shrink until it becomes non-existent and the penalties for violating PC statutes will become extreme.
This has been proven every time a government has had any degree of speech policing authority.
There is also a double standard in play within our own political structure.
How do you think Trump supporters who liked what he was saying during his campaign felt when Hillary Clinton referred to them (us) as "deplorables?" Where was the sensitivity or, for that matter, criticism of her remarks from the political correctness advocates on the left?
Where were those same champions of hurt feelings, sensitivity and political correctness when Barack Obama made his comments about those who "cling to religion and guns?"
Was that "different?"
Sorry, but the entire political correctness argument seems to be profoundly one-sided, its goal being, ultimately, to silence those of us on the conservative side of the political divide.
Again, such things as sensitivity in what one says... (
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Nothing is being regulated by "some level of government" : where did you get that odd statement? Or maybe you are referring to the infringements on the 1st Amendment enacted into law, such as those making plagiarism and libel illegal. That is true.
What you seem to overlook in all your comments is that your objection against the Left's objection to what they may deem h**eful or incitement to violence speech can be seen as just as oppressive, or for what it truly is on both sides: Free Speech.