Opinion
Pop the pimples of political correctness before they boil over
PC behaviour degenerates easily into insincerity, offensive platitudes and the avoidance of truth, setting the stage for disastrous explosions
28 November 2021 - 00:00
I have found, more often than not, that politeness and dishonesty are close cousins. I have found that we talk about each other more, to each other less. I have found that carefully choosing your words, to avoid saying F**k! for instance, doesn’t liberate people or expose the truth, it contains them, and hides it. Political correctness doesn’t work and it will destroy society, not save it...
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