...become important for the wider population to take care of what they say and in what situation they say it. This has been incorporated in the term now called Political Correctness or PC. In the last decade, this term has increasingly gotten popular in almost every institution of society. In this paper, the prevalence of political correctness in politics is analyzed. As politics plays a part in connecting all other function of society, it is important to take a view of how the lack of political correctness has changed the society in difference forms by causing an upsurge in hate crime and white supremacy. In this paper, the presidency of Obama and Trump is contrasted as two differing sides of PC and the harmful effects of Trump’s anti-PC campaign are showcased. Political Correctness in Politics The term Political correctness has been weaving in and out of political talks since quite a while but...
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...and in 1989 Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for his death. Rushdie tells us that we are living in a censorious age where our voices are being censored in the name of “respect”. This need for “respect” extends beyond its traditional definition, and also means that one must not overtly disagree with what others say or think. Rushdie thinks this censorship will bring an end to the radical disagreements that shape a free society. ! ! Jonathan Rauch is an American journalist who is also an avid proponent of same-sex marriage. He agrees with Rushdie that censorship should be fought because it is being used to censor simple disagreements; not only people are losing face over voicing negative views about blacks, but also for speaking against advantaged groups such as Christians and men. Rauch argues that censorship’s goal of purifying the world is a futile effort. People typically see the world in terms of in-groups and out-groups, so there will always be prejudice. This prejudice is hard to pin down because it may be confused with misinformation. For example, a protestor saying “God Hates Fags” may be expressing a subjective statement of fact. Therefore, the end goal of censorship is unobtainable. Rauch calls this promotion of anti-pluralism “purism”. Rauch’s “purists” even try to ban words themselves. However, offenders can always find new words to use, so this once again is a vain effort. Finally, Rauch argues that minorities in particular should oppose this new censorship...
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...and future, and the past. To say that ordinary Australians who are part of the national community today do not have any connection with the shameful aspects of our past is at odds with our exhortations that they have connections to the prideful bits. If there is one thing about the colonial heritage of Australia that indigenous Australians might celebrate along with John Howard it must surely be the fact that upon the shoulders of the English settlers or invaders-call them what you will, came the common law of England and with it the civilised institution of native title. What more redemptive prospect can be painted about our country's colonial past?(65) From this perspective, the black armband view of history is a strand of 'political correctness'-the dominant but erroneous view of how we see ourselves and what we see as worthwhile in our culture. Historical understanding cannot be fixed for all time, Out of the present emerge new problems that require a re-examination of the past. The question we must ask is not “does history have to be rewritten?” but “does the re-evaluation of history lead to the discovery of historical truth?” In other words, does the re-evaluation of history deepen our understanding of the past and its relationship to the present, thus providing a more complete explanation of he course of history Howard’s bitter sentiments towards are in fact By the end of Mr Howard's first nine months as Prime Minister, it was clear that the desire to project a...
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...election in which the U.S. saw a man that used ignorance, xenophobia, and hatred to rally supporters whom later put him in the White House. These discussions of evocative objects and their consequences are present in our own society. The removal of the confederate flag from South Carolina’s statehouse came after the tragic shooting of the members of an AME Church. The public began calling for the removal of the flag from statehouse grounds because pictures emerged of the shooter posing in front of his car which bared license plates with the confederate flag on them. The shooting was racially motivated and brought forth the discussion of the confederate flag and its removal in South Carolina. When discussing the confederate flag, the argument brought forth by the supporters is that...
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...was freedom of speech and freedom of expression. And yet, we have imposed upon people restrictions on what they can say, on what they can think. And the media is the largest proponent of this, crucifying people who say (or do) things really quite innocently.” The United States of America was founded upon certain unalienable rights that cannot be confined by any political movement or ideology which attempts to abolish them. One of the most imperative of these is the freedom of expression. The freedom to express one’s self, whether it be by religion, speech, or association, is in serious harm today in American politics. In recent years Halloween costumes have become more and...
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...serves an important role in maintaining a harmonious, cohesive, multicultural society and its repeal would impede national unity. ARGUMENTS FOR REPEALING SECTION 18C Former republican US senator explicates his position on free speech when he says “we don't have freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have it to say very controversial things." (Dailypaul.com.) The issue isn’t about whether racism is good or bad, but whether the government has a legitimate role in intruding into and censoring free speech. It is perfectly appropriate to support the repeal of 18C without directly endorsing racism. Not everything that is considered morally abhorrent by society is criminalised by the government. For example adultery, which is stigmatised by the community, is completely lawful. Possible consequences of committing such an act include breaking up with a spouse, sanctions from private institutions and a damaged reputation. All this can accomplished without government interference. Similar to adultery, racist hate speech should be a matter dealt with by the community and private institutions, not the state. The government does not have a genuine role in regulating dialogue and freedoms ought not to be constrained on the basis of subjective ‘offense.’ More often than not, restrictions on free speech are used as smoke screen for political correctness and to silence dissent. Andrew Bolt was found in violation of 18C after writing a column asserting that fair-skinned aboriginals are...
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...[Name of Student] [Name of Instructor] [Course Code] [Date of Submission] An Essay on Politics, Politicians and Political Parties When the term politician is mentioned, we immediately think of a person of honor. At times, we think that the person may most likely have a criminal record especially if the politician is from a developing country. Another thought is that the person is from a royal family as a prince, king or emperor. Politicians in most cases are entangled in controversies. We tend to see them begging for votes during or around the election time. The often have many promises to the electorate being put across using slogans, posters, and sweet words. These promises give false hopes to the citizens. Almost every time after these elections, these hopes are shattered, and the people then realize they made a mistake to put the politicians in power. In addition, the issue of elections rigging is often the case diluting the effort of the people who were targeting positive change in the governance of their country. The citizens are usually the ones that are greatly affected by corrupt leadership. We, therefore, tend to ask ourselves whether the problem is with the leadership or use of the electorate. Do we lack the ability to choose good leaders? Is the political seat by itself responsible for turning all people that aspire for it to be corrupt? If there is a lack of our abilities to choose a good leader, then action should be taken to decide wisely during elections...
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...Light Out, Huck, They Still Want to Sivilize You Classic literature is today censored in the name of political correctness. The power of words wins over freedom of speech and the dread of treading on somebody’s foot is bigger than ever before. Michiko Kakutani is in her article “Light Out, Huck, They Still Want to Sivilize You” from The New York Times arguing against the rounds of literary sanitation. Kakutani uses the much-discussed word “nigga” several times in her article. The fact that a word can be so banned that people would not even say it at loud – not even in the debate about the significance meaning of the exact word – is on the one hand “giving the word more power than it deserves”, which is mentioned in the CBS News clip “Huckleberry Finn and the N-word debate”. On the other hand is the possibility of hurting other people of great important – but when it comes to having a “teachable movement”, which the author and teacher David Bradly describes in the CBS News clip, it can be important to get the problem on the table instead of mystifying the word. The originality of classic literature is under threat of the need to make everything inoffensive. This need is probably created by good intentions, but is at the same time leaning against an extreme controlling society. Like Salman Rushdie points out in his article “On Censorship” from The New Yorker; “Great art, or, let’s just say, more modestly, original art is never created in the safe middle ground, but always...
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...case, then incumbents, who are generally the ones equipped with the biggest campaign funds, have edge over challengers. It is also an assurance to potential challengers that if they manage to put up campaign funds, whether from contributors or from their own pockets, they are already assured of a win in the elections. With the government structure the United States have, generalizing for all sectors of the government, particularly during the electoral races, will be quite complex. Moreover, though it is very easy to make assumptions, such arguments could start crumbling once empirical studies of various experts on the subject of political science come to light. Factors such as policy decisions, party affiliations, popularity, etc. play a role in the acquisition of campaign finances, necessitating the need for thorough analysis of how these factors affect the fund turn-out, thereby the election outcomes. That is, if the argument is true that huge campaign finances can make winning candidates. This research paper aims to give a clear presentation, backed by extensive data gathering, analysis and assessment of how, if at all, campaign...
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...University of Wyoming, who fall on either side of the debate about whether race exists in biologic terms, to state their points of view. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, we think you will find their arguments well-reasoned and thought-provoking. Loring Brace and George Gill come down on different sides of the question Does race exist biologically? Read their viewpoints here. EnlargePhoto credit: © andipantz/iStockphoto AN ANTAGONIST'S PERSPECTIVE by C. Loring Brace I am going to start this essay with what may seem to many as an outrageous assertion: There is no such thing as a biological entity that warrants the term "race." The immediate reaction of most literate people is that this is obviously nonsense. The physician will retort, "What do you mean 'there is no such thing as race'? I see it in my practice everyday!" Jane Doe and John Roe will be equally incredulous. Note carefully, however, that my opening declaration did not claim that "there is no such thing as race." What I said is that there is no "biological entity that warrants the term 'race'." "You're splitting hairs," the reader may retort. "Stop playing verbal games and tell us what you really mean!" Loring Brace challenges the notion that his position on race is a manifestation of "political correctness."EnlargePhoto credit: © Jacob Wackerhausen/iStockphoto A bit of context And so I shall, but there is another charge that has been thrown my way, which I need to dispel before explaining the basis for...
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...College Campus Rumpus College is supposed to be a place for people to mature and develop their senses and character; it should be a prominent place for people to exchange ideas and differing opinions. However movements on college campuses across America have been stifling free expression and have gone so far as to protest and shut down people who have spoken out against their suppression of free speech. Movements such as Black Lives Matter liken themselves to being proponents of good seeking to ameliorate a lack of diversity based on superficial qualities such as the color of a person’s skin, instead of promoting a range of different ideas. Many colleges across the country have bent over backwards in an effort to oblige the incessant droning...
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...Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2003. APOL 500 LUO (fall 2013) Introduction to Apologetics Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Christopher R. Townsend (#2600628) September 16, 2013 CONTENTS Introduction 1 Summary 1 Critical Interaction 3 Conclusion 6 Bibliography 7 Introduction This is a critique of L. Russ Bush’s The Advancement. In order to properly ascertain the individual components as well as the overall success of Bush’s work, this article deploys the use of a general summary, followed by a section of critical interaction, and finally a conclusion. In the end, elements of Bush’s argument prove invaluable, while others miss their target. Summary Chapter 1 begins with an historical review of the modern worldview formation. This includes first the secular worldview, inspired by the focus on freedom inherent in the Enlightenment. Bush then begins to explore the details of the Christian alternative. This discussion reaches a climax as he notes the contrast of the new and old worldviews. “In the earlier view there is a natural stability in both history and in nature. Progress or decline are products of a person’s relationship or lack of relationship to God, and neither is inevitable historically (15).” Ultimately Bush concludes, “The older worldview is not true (just) because it’s old, and it too may be in need of refinement...
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...“That the Constitution is the Supreme lex in this Country is beyond the pale of any controversy. All organs of the State derive their authority, jurisdiction and powers from the Constitution and owe allegiance to it. This includes this Court also which represents the judicial organ.' In the instant case the primary question before the court was whether in exercise of the powers, privileges and immunities of the members of the parliament are the Houses of Parliament competent to expel their respective Members from membership of the House. If such a power exists, is it Subject to judicial review and if so, the scope of such judicial review and whether the court has the jurisdiction to try such a case. The aforesaid question have arisen against the allegation that the Members of Parliament (MPs) indulged in unethical and corrupt practices of accepting monetary consideration in relation to their functions as MPs. The decision of the Supreme Court of India in Raja Ram Pal v The Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha, & Ors, is a clear expression of a very basic feature of the Indian constitutional mechanism: where...
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...College campuses should not be a place where young adults are targeted by special interest groups, taught one-side of an issue, or dominated by expression that can intimidate the free flow of ideas. College campuses are filled with diversity. Rather, students from all over the world, whether citizens or guests, should feel welcome to share cultural, political, and traditional values openly. Unfortunately, some people take our freedoms to extremes on both sides of the issue and without limitations to free speech it could be abused. The essence of why free speech should be limited or censored on college campuses is best captured in Lawrence’s own writing On Racist Speech. “Assaultive rasict speech functions as a preemptive strike. The invective is experienced as a blow, not as a proffered idea, and once the blow is struck, it is unlikely that a dialogue will follow. Racial insults are particularly undeserving of First Amendment protection because the perpetrator’s intention is not to discover truth or initiate dialogue but to injure the victim.”(page56 paragraph 6.) The law of the land states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,” (United States Constitution. First Amendment.) Prior to ratifying the U.S. Constitution...
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...School dress code In an era where political correctness and individualism are dominant in our culture, the issues of dress codes in schools are becoming an issue with tremendous pushbacks. While individualism is prevalent and a valid argument against restrictive regulations on clothing, schools are educational institutions meant to teach our youth not only history and arithmetic- but virtues and morals to develop character as young adults. Dress codes are a necessary mandate as it promotes a safe, neutral and focused leaning environment for our youth. Over the past few years, the argument of school dress codes and uniforms has come to surface in many instances. School uniforms have become a progressively growing common policy in many communities around the world. School dress codes still give children the right to express themselves through their outfits, but with rules and regulations that meet the schools requirements. Consequently, school dress codes and school uniforms main purpose is to conduct a specific atmosphere or environment with in the school while still giving students a morsel of freedom in terms of expressing themselves through the schools wardrobe. While many parents and educators applaud the idea of school dress codes, others questions whether the school dress code requirements will in fact harm or eliminate student’s sense of individualism expressed in the way they dress. Research has shown that there are many benefits to the idea of regulations on the...
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