[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia mentioned in Washington Times

Wed Aug 4 00:10:07 UTC 2004

I am glad that a reasonably well written intro on WP
inspired this writer of aspiring intelligence to spew
forth:

"There is what I believe should be an alarming
connection between PC and *communism. This is because
PC doesn't understand [that] our Constitution affords
its citizens equality of opportunity by virtue of
being *human, not equality of opportunity by virtue of
being under its protection."

...Humanism, not protectionism. I agree, but what's
fascinating is that later he makes clear just how much
he values the cultures of other humans:

"Sadly, many of our graduates leave public schools
without the *intelligence to question ideas that
*stealthily *undermine the *dominant culture. 

Instead, the prevailing attitudes of those subjected
to the *multicultural, politically correct educational
agendas promote both a bloodless *communist revolution
and creation of a comprehensive *terrorist
infrastructure; all the while paving the way for the
proverbial "Trojan Horse" to conquer the *sleeping
giant."

..."communists", "terrorists", "domestic enemies"... 
ROFL. Strip away all the flowery language, and what's
left is rather... pasty.

S

Do a "Google" search on p
--- "Poor, Edmund W" <Edmund.W.Poor at abc.com> wrote:

> See
>
http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20040731-101359-2982r.htm
> 
> ...Do a "Google" search on political correctness and
> for the most part
> you will find a definition, such as that in the free
> encyclopedia
> Wikipedia: 
>     "Political correctness is the alteration of
> language said to redress
> real or alleged unjust discrimination or to avoid
> offense. The term most
> often appears in the predicate adjective form
> politically correct, often
> abbreviated PC, and is usually used mockingly or
> disparagingly. One
> purpose behind 'politically correct' language is to
> prevent the
> exclusion or the offending of people based upon
> differences or
> handicaps. The idea behind using 'politically
> correct' terminology is to
> bring peoples' unconscious biases into awareness,
> allowing them to make
> a more informed choice about their language and
> making them aware of
> things different people might find offensive." 
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