A progressive's guide to political correctness

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Is there ever a point where the PC police are satisfied, or do they have to continually tilt at windmills?? George Will imagines what an idyllic politically correct world would be like.



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Corazón said:
Is there ever a point where the PC police are satisfied, or do they have to continually tilt at windmills?? George Will imagines what an idyllic politically correct world would be like.



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The PC progressives won't ever be satisfied. They're like the professional athlete, when another player gets a bigger contract then he/she has, stomps their feet and whines that the agreement they made in their contract must be negotiated because they're better than the other player.

It reminds me of the Confederate flag issue in South Carolina. The flag flew over the Statehouse and because of a few whiners, many of those that didn't have a clue it was there, were suddenly offended prompting a push for it to come down. When a compromise was made to place the flag on Statehouse grounds, once that compromise was in place, those same whiners suddenly weren't satisfied with something they agreed to accept.
 
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I'm all for conservatism.
Without any conservation, how could we have a reliable drinking water supply, or a body of laws as reliable as those in our Constitutional republic?

AND !!

We all know the English prefix pro- means the opposite of the English prefix con-.
So we also know what the opposite of "progress" is, and we surely don't want too much of that!

BUT !!

Without some progress, McDonald's new hires would commute to their jobs on horseback.

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I'd like a firm, extremely clearly defined official declaration of what is, and what is not PC.

I suspect it's rather more a general smear, when more substantive refutation doesn't come to mind.
 
sear said:
I'm all for conservatism.
Without any conservation, how could we have a reliable drinking water supply, or a body of laws as reliable as those in our Constitutional republic?

AND !!

We all know the English prefix pro- means the opposite of the English prefix con-.
So we also know what the opposite of "progress" is, and we surely don't want too much of that!

BUT !!

Without some progress, McDonald's new hires would commute to their jobs on horseback.

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I'd like a firm, extremely clearly defined official declaration of what is, and what is not PC.

I suspect it's rather more a general smear, when more substantive refutation doesn't come to mind.
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Conservatism supplies clean water, excuse me while I laugh at you.
 
sear said:
I'm all for conservatism.
Without any conservation, how could we have a reliable drinking water supply, or a body of laws as reliable as those in our Constitutional republic?

AND !!

We all know the English prefix pro- means the opposite of the English prefix con-.
So we also know what the opposite of "progress" is, and we surely don't want too much of that!

BUT !!

Without some progress, McDonald's new hires would commute to their jobs on horseback.

//////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

I'd like a firm, extremely clearly defined official declaration of what is, and what is not PC.

I suspect it's rather more a general smear, when more substantive refutation doesn't come to mind.
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I know the people of Michigan are so happy with the clean water that conservatism has brought them.
 
"Conservatism supplies clean water, excuse me while I laugh at you." C #7
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You are excused.
con·serve (kən-sûrv)
v. con·served, con·serv·ing, con·serves v.tr.
1.
a. To protect from loss or harm; preserve: calls to conserve our national heritage in the face of bewildering change.
b. To use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste: kept the thermostat lower to conserve energy.

[Middle English conserven, from Old French conserver, from Latin cōnservāre : com-, intensive pref.; see COM- + servāre, to preserve; see ser-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
con·serva·ble adj.
con·server n.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2017 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=conserve
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FYI
The Cuyahoga River which flows into Lake Erie – caught fire in 1969. Know it or not, believe it or not, like it or not, admit it or not, if a river catches fire, drinking from it is not recommended.
The EPA, a U.S. federal CONSERVATION agency, was founded the following year.
"Conservatism supplies clean water, excuse me while I laugh at you." C #7
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The words you posted are not precisely my words.
My words are correct.
Yours are not.
Conservatism doesn't supply water in an absolute sense.
But due to the application of conservative principles such as containing pollution, and in time of drought, extending the usefulness of limited supply,
millions of Americans have potable drinking water that, as the Cuyahoga demonstrates.

You obviously don't understand that. Do you drink from your toilet before you flush?
"excuse me while I laugh at you." C #7
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Right back atcha, cupcake.
 
sear said:
You are excused.

FYI
The Cuyahoga River which flows into Lake Erie – caught fire in 1969. Know it or not, believe it or not, like it or not, admit it or not, if a river catches fire, drinking from it is not recommended.
The EPA, a U.S. federal CONSERVATION agency, was founded the following year.

The words you posted are not precisely my words.
My words are correct.
Yours are not.
Conservatism doesn't supply water in an absolute sense.
But due to the application of conservative principles such as containing pollution, and in time of drought, extending the usefulness of limited supply,
millions of Americans have potable drinking water that, as the Cuyahoga demonstrates.

You obviously don't understand that. Do you drink from your toilet before you flush?

Right back atcha, cupcake.
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Please show me proof of your claim by providing current legislation by conservatives for clean air and/or water.

A dictionary definition in this case is not proof.
 
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"I know the people of Michigan are so happy with the clean water that conservatism has brought them." ff #11
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Swing & a miss!

A failing result obtained by sabotage from opposing forces does not undermine the sabotaged original principle.
 
sear said:
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Swing & a miss!

A failing result obtained by sabotage from opposing forces does not undermine the sabotaged original principle.
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It was the republican government of Michigan that allowed this to happen in Flint. they just did not care.
 
"A dictionary definition in this case is not proof." C #13
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I pardon your ignorance.
It is SOP after a debate resolve is reviewed, and the debaters introduced, to define terms.
It is an utterly routine, conventional standard practice.

You're welcome.
"Please show me proof of your claim by providing current legislation by conservatives for clean air and/or water." C #13
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Here's the link:

https://www.epa.gov/

Books have been written on the topic, starting with Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.
Not my job to drag you kicking & screaming out of the 19th Century.

But the information is all easily accessible for any that wishes to review it.

You're welcome again.
Anything else I can do for you sonny? Tie your shoelace for you perhaps?
 
sear said:
I pardon your ignorance.
It is SOP after a debate resolve is reviewed, and the debaters introduced, to define terms.
It is an utterly routine, conventional standard practice.

You're welcome.

Here's the link:

https://www.epa.gov/

Books have been written on the topic, starting with Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.
Not my job to drag you kicking & screaming out of the 19th Century.

But the information is all easily accessible for any that wishes to review it.

You're welcome again.
Anything else I can do for you sonny? Tie your shoelace for you perhaps?
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A book written in 1962 is not current legislation, please supply current legislation that proves your point, thanks
 
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"It was the republican government of Michigan that allowed this to happen in Flint. they just did not care." FF #15
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It's a gargantuan blunder to conflate a political party with conservatism.

Examples too numerous to mention.
I'll cite ONE.

A politician so "liberal" he's been called "Governor moonbeam". California Governor Jerry Brown is regarded as "liberal".

- dandy -

But the fact is, until California's protracted 5 year drought subsided, "liberal" Governor Brown helped get California through the crisis by implementing CONSERVATIVE principles, limiting water use, etc.

Disregarding conservatism does not undermine the fundamental validity or utility of conservatism.
It hasn't.
It won't.
It can't.
 
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