The Insanity Of Political Correctness

The Insanity Of Political Correctness
or
How Liberals Killed 13 and Wounded 32 At Fort Hood
(Opinion)

I am, at heart, a simple man with a knack for identifying a solution to a problem quickly. This is due in large part to my chosen profession as a field service technician. It's my job to discover a fault, a reason for that fault and the most logical solution to that fault. It's part of my nature really. It might be a character quirk that compels me to analyze a problem as quickly as possible but whatever the reason I tend to see things in black and white to make the diagnosis of a problem as easy a process as I can. I try to keep the process as uncluttered as possible to minimize potential incorrect conclusions. Since I deal with the public, it is incumbent upon me to get their equipment in working order in a timely fashion both for their satisfaction and to contribute to the company's reputation. Since I recently celebrated my 15th year in the business, I'd have to assume I'm fairly good at it by now.

Why am I talking about what I do for a living? To be honest, how I approach my job is very similar to how I approach life. If, for instance, I see a story on the news about an accidental shooting in a home, I don't immediately think about less guns. I think about better control of guns at home. Trigger locks, gun safes and the like spring to mind, not reducing the freedom of the individual.

Another example that will no doubt raise the ire of some and the acknowledgment of others is the aftermath of 9/11. When I learned that all 19 hijackers were Muslim men, I immediately saw the solution to the problem of future hijackings. Extra airport screenings, better background checks and a more stringent visa policy with stricter enforcement came to mind.

Trouble is, according to the loony left that makes me a bigot and a fear monger. They'd prefer extra screenings on old women and young children just to "make it fair". We musn't give the appearance of bigotry against Muslims. We must punish everyone for the actions of a radical few.

In other words, we must ignore the obvious for the sake of political correctness. Those of you who have read me before know how much I abhor political correctness. It's dishonest and serves no useful purpose other than to quell thought and speech. It's main goal is to make sure that everyone thinks the same thing. That everyone feels the same thing and says the same thing. I find it detestable and more than that, I find it dangerous. Why do liberals, in their infinite wisdom, screech to the heavens about diversity and then ask me to think like everyone else? Why do they ask me to celebrate the differences in our culture and then tell me to put my differences aside? Why must I leave behind what seems like common sense so a few overly sensitive whiners can feel good about themselves?

In a recent post I related the recent firing of Juan Williams by NPR for comments he made on The O'Reilly Factor. I'll reprint the relevant parts here to provide better context for what I'm about to say.

"In the area of news, Juan Williams, political analyst for National Public Radio and part time Fox News contributor, was fired from his NPR post for comments he made on The O'Reilly Factor concerning his trepidation about people "dressed in muslim garb" in airports saying, "they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."

For those remarks he was summarily dismissed via phone call by his immediate superior. He was told the decision was final and that it had come from above her. The person above her is Vivian Schiller, CEO of NPR. Schiller later made the comment that Juan's remarks were inconsistent with NPR's journalistic standards and that he should discuss his comments with "his psychiatrist or publicist" hinting that Williams must have been mentally disturbed to say what he did or seeking a juicy sound bite that might garner him some attention in the press. Suffice to say the bulk of the attention has been focused on the ham handed firing and the not so subtle hypocrisy of Schiller's statement about NPR's journalistic standards.

The only standards NPR is currently ascribing to have more to do with political correctness and the obvious notion that Williams had gone off the reservation of liberal group think and must be tamped down. NPR's Nina Totenberg once said of Jesse Helms,

"I think he ought to be worried about the -- about what's going on in the good Lord's mind because if there's retributive justice he'll get AIDS from a transfusion or one of his grandchildren will get it."

That statement, apparently, is perfectly in line with NPR's high journalistic standards."

As you can imagine, within a few days the entire liberal community was up in arms about his comments. They decried his statement as insensitive, bigoted and ignorant. Now I suppose I could agree with them if I suspended my belief in free speech and free expression. In our modern culture however, free speech isn't exactly free. It's only free when liberals agree with you. When they don't agree, it's hateful and bigoted and anyone caught saying bad things must be punished.

While I could go on for hours about the injustice and overall stupidity of political correctness, it really is peripheral to I'm about to say. What I have to say is far more critical and far more dangerous.

What I'm really trying to say is that liberals are responsible for the massacre at Fort Hood where 13 soldiers were killed and 32 were injured. Personally, I could leave it there and feel quite content that my message has been properly conveyed. Liberals killed 13 and wounded 32. The solution to the problem is no more difficult than that. There's very little gray area in finding the answer. Political correctness allowed a Muslim extremist with the goal of murdering Americans to remain within arms reach of the unsuspecting public. Liberals promote and insist on political correctness. Simple.

A+B=C. You don't have to be Einstein to get that one right the first time.

Nidal Hassan had made comments prior to the shooting that not only hinted but broadcast his intent to kill Americans. The radical Imam he corresponded with was already a suspect on the terror watch list. The government had this information in advance. His superiors failed to do what was necessary for fear of being branded bigots and intolerant of his religious beliefs. That fear stemmed from the pervasive and destructive effects of political correctness. He was allowed to remain at his post with no recrimination for his radical views. Political correctness kills people. End of story.

Is that extreme or extremely honest? Liberals shriek about not singling out Muslims in our society because that infringes on their religious freedom. It seems the only time most liberals give a damn about religious freedom is where Muslims are concerned. Taking the extra time to single out Muslims in airports is profiling and profiling is wrong. Even if it means that some innocent citizens might die as a result. A few dead Americans are a small price to pay on the altar of political correctness.

The government asks us to be vigilant and aware of our surroundings to help them prevent another terrorist attack. What, pray tell, am I supposed to be vigilant for? Gangs of old ladies with C-4 in their knitting bags? A gaggle of children with anthrax in their sippee cups? No, they want me to be vigilant for Muslim extremists who might wish to inflict mass damage on the general public. They just don't say it. They dance around it and make nice for the liberals who might possibly be offended. The latest batch of terror alerts in Europe aren't about motorcycle gangs or lunatic Green Peace malcontents. Those alerts are about Muslim extremists who wish to kill Americans.

It's war. It's an ugly prospect but turning away and pretending it's not true will only leave us vulnerable to a repeat of 9/11. As George W. Bush once said. "The government has to be perfect every time to avoid another terrorist attack. The terrorists only have to be perfect once to pull it off."

I'll use this analogy and maybe it'll convert someone who can't quite grasp why Americans are afraid of Muslims.

Let's say that people dressed in clown suits are robbing banks and killing people. They look like every other clown you've ever seen so you can't tell the good clowns from the bad ones. If you're standing in a bank and a clown walks in, do you get nervous? Do you watch his every move, prepared to snap into action should the need arise? If you said yes, you're a normal human who deals with fear and reality in a healthy and rational way. If you said no, you're a liar...and most likely, a liberal.

Now, the next time you hear someone practicing political correctness don't just shake your head and walk away. Tell them how dangerous it is. Tell them how it killed 13 soldiers. Tell them how easy it is to forget what happened to 3,000 innocent people whose only crime was going to work.