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Political Correctness – Boo Hoo, I’m a Victim!

The age of information, spawned by the advent of the computer, personal devices and social media, is truly a marvelous invention.  One can go on the internet and get instantaneous news, weather, sports, or buy parts for your weed whacker with just the click of a button.  You can earn a degree without leaving your home.  We can get instant videos of traffic crashes, riots, and sometimes even murders because of the capabilities of those personal devices.   But like all good things, these devices can be used for nefarious purposes such as child pornography, spamming or a membership to join Ashley Madison.

One of the negative benefits of all these marvelous capabilities in the advancement of ‘political correctness.’  To me, ‘political correctness’ is an excuse to minimize the responsibility of an individual, turn that person into a victim, and then beat their cause over the heads of everyone else to prove they are a victim.  I am so disgruntled with all the crap that is being expounded in the name of ‘political correctness’ that it has turned my blue eyes brown!  Enough already!

This really hit home to me this summer.  While Grandma P and I were visiting our grandchildren, we got onto the subject of bullying.  I am aware of three types of bullying; physical, verbal and cyber.  If there are other types, I plead ignorance.

Unfortunately, as I was growing up, Polish jokes were common.  Why does a Pollock have a ‘ski’ at the end of their name?  Because they don’t know how to spell toboggan!  It went on and on.  As I was the token Polish person in a community full of Swedes and Norwegians and the only Pollock in our school, I was the target.  One day, I mentioned this to Big Daddy G.  Big Daddy G gave me some sound advice.  He said, “Son, if you can’t take a joke, you better become a good fighter.”  I chose to take the joke.  I took all of these jokes in stride and eventually the Polish jokes subsided.  I was being teased in a good-natured way and I oftentimes laughed with the joke.  Some of them were funny.  I heard most of them about a hundred times.  Was I a victim?

Back to the grandchildren.  The subject comes up about bullying.  My eight year old granddaughter, who happens to be cute as a button, friendly as can be and extremely personable says to us, “Grandpa, I have been bullied.”  What?  You just finished the second grade.  So I asked, “Did someone hit you?  Has someone verbally abused you?”  She did not have an answer.  I am positive that my granddaughter was being teased by some second grade boys to get her attention.  If I were in the second grade, that is what I would do.  Unfortunately, she is too young to know the difference between bullying and teasing.  I blame the internet sensation of political correctness in creating victims, even of  our youngsters.

LGBTQ

Never has such a small group of people, approximately 2.5% of our population, garnered as much media attention as this group.  A true case of the tail wagging the dog.

Over the years, I have known many gay men.  I did not agree with their lifestyle, but I tolerated it as their choice of lifestyle.  So be it.  I did not think that it was fair that they had to be ‘in the closet.’  What I am beginning to take offense with is that they have moved from the closet to the podium, and it doesn’t look like they are giving up the spotlight any time soon.

Last week, some actress of unknown merit, berated presidential candidate Ted Cruz while he was stumping in Iowa.  Her question?  “Senator, how do you plan on protecting gays and lesbians in the workplace?”  How do you answer that?  What would an appropriate answer be?  Are we going to hire armed guards to accompany every openly gay or lesbian in the workplace?  What about the BTQ’s of the LGBTQ organization?

Grandma P and I are both upset about all the displays of lesbian and gay affection on our TV shows and movies.  It is being injected even though it has nothing to do with the central theme of the show.  We are not so naïve to believe it does not happen, but do we have to watch it, too? Most of this is a deliberate Hollywood movement to desensitize us about same-sex affection.  Apparently it is working because in a recent poll, the under 25 crowd thought up to 50% of our population is gay, when in reality it is less than 3%!  (As an aside, we both do not appreciate any overt risqué sex scenes in any of our entertainment.  We are not prudes, we just don’t think it is appropriate.)

This week, an openly gay black man shot and killed two of his former coworkers while they were televising live in Roanoke, Virginia.  I will predict and it has already been intimated that he was distraught because he was discriminated against because of his race and because of other people being homophobes.  He will be made out to be a victim.  Never mind the two dead people that are the real victims.  Get a grip, America!  This guy was two bubbles off of level.

Black Lives Matter

I find this whole affair about ‘back lives matter,’ to be both offensive and ironic.

I find it offensive because I believe all lives matter regardless of race.  I find no reason other than because of political correctness or a liberal biased media to assume for one minute that a black life is more or less valuable than any other life.  However, by expounding this drivel, we can make the entire black race victims.  Why?  More government funding for social/welfare programs comes to mind.  Have we entirely eliminated the ‘quota system’ for minority hiring that was popular in the 70s and 80s?

The irony of this situation is that most of the murdered blacks are being murdered by other blacks.  That was prevalent last month in Baltimore when 43 black homicides were attributed to 43 black murderers.  A 25 year homicide record for the city.  So why is the black community holding vigils and conducting marches in ‘other than black communities,’ when the real problem is in the black community.

There is no question that some black men have been recently shot by white police officers.  Ferguson and Baltimore come to mind.  What got more media coverage, those two events or the 43 black homicides in the month of July in Baltimore?  Both of the Ferguson and Baltimore shootings by white officers of two black men in the conduct of a criminal act caused rioting.  The 43 homicides in Baltimore?  Hardly a newsworthy event.

To add to this situation, the POTUS and his former AG Eric Holder have come out to say that police officers need additional training while dealing with the black community.    It is not the police needing additional training that is the problem, Mr. President…its the black community itself.  Gosh darn if I just am not politically incorrect in saying that!

Christianity and the Muslim Religions

In Walton County, Florida, the sheriff patrol cars have bumper stickers that read, “In God We Trust.”  Recently, Sheriff Michael Adkinson received a letter from an individual representing a group called the Freedom From Religion Foundation requesting removal of the bumper stickers.  The letter said, “It is inappropriate for the Sheriff’s Office to display “In God We Trust” on county property,   Statements about a god have no place on sheriff cars.  Elected officials should not use their government position and government property to promote their religious views.”

Sheriff Adkinson’s response?  ” You are obviously unaware that ‘In God We Trust’ is the state motto of the state of Florida, and has been since 1886.  Additionally it is the motto of the United States.”

Bravo Sheriff Adkinson!  We have all heard about people wanting to remove the 10 commandments from government buildings, now bumper stickers….anything to erase God and Christianity from our country.  All of this in the name of the dreaded political correctness. It is refreshing to see someone make a stand for the silent majority than for the loud, boisterous, militant liberal minority.

I researched the Freedom From Religion Foundation.  I went to their website and the first thing to pop up was their ‘donate’ button.  They are headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin and claim to have 22,500 members.  If you want to picket them or join them, they are having their annual meeting October 9-11 at the Monona Terrace in Madison.  22,000 members?  Talk about the tail wagging the dog!  Apparently, it is not politically correct to recognize  our country as being founded on Christian-Judeo principles or to profess your belief in those principles.

So how is this for political correctness?

The shoe bomber, the beltway snipers, the Fort Hood Shooter, The underwear bomber, The U.S.S. Cole bombers, the Madrid train bombers, the Bali Nightclub bombers, the London subway bombers, the Moscow Theatre attacker, the Boston marathon bombers, the Pan-Am flight #93 bombers, the Air France Entebbe hijackers, the Iranian Embassy takeover, the Beirut U.S. Embassy bombers, the Libyan U.S. Embassy attack, the Buenos Aires suicide bombers, the Israeli Olympic Team attackers, the Kenyan U.S. Embassy bombers, the Saudi Khobar barracks bombers, the Beirut Marine barracks bombers, The Beslan Russian school attackers, the first World Trade Center bombers, the Bombay and Mumbai India attackers, the Achilles Lauro Cruise Ship hijackers, the September 11th airline hijackers………………..were ALL MUSLIMS!

And yet……….we are continually being told that the Muslim religion is a religion of peace!  Wow!  It is politically incorrect to say a word about or against this religion.  But don’t their actions speak much louder than their words?  All of this is before we even get to the atrocities being committed by ISIS.

Donald Trump (The Donald)

Many people are surprised by the recent popularity of Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump.  I am not surprised.  Why?  Because, the Donald does not seem to care about or be concerned about ‘political correctness’ and I think the silent majority is finding this appealing.  Do you know what Obama is thinking or doing other than to circumvent Congress?  Have you ever known what he was doing?  With the Donald, you know exactly what is on his mind and he is very outspoken about his opinions.  He is also appealing because he is not a career politician.

He is the antithesis of political correctness, and the diehard, lifetime Republican politicians are having a tough time dealing with that.

I have been asked what I think of the Donald.  While I am not ready to endorse him, my standard answer has been that, “Donald Trump may not be who you want for President, but he may be who we need for America.”  Our country has become so left-leaning and socialistic, we may need someone who rights the ship of state, balances the budget, seriously addresses terrorism, reduces the national debt, and restores individuality and responsibility into our lives.

Last September in 2014, I launched the Grumpy political party.  (See Grumpy -The Party that Dwarfs all Others)   Donald may not get the Republican nod, but he would be a great candidate for the Grumpy Party.

As you can see, I am very tired of political correctness. I am very tired of being branded a racist, a homophobe or a religious zealot because of my mainstream views.   We as a country have become so worried about not offending anyone that we forget about what is right and just.  Give me a break!

Common Sense: the ability to know the difference between right, wrong and stupid.

‘Diversity Acceptance’ and Liberalism: The Downfall of America?

Our country was founded upon Judeo-Christian values.  People migrated to this country to escape religious persecution, to live free from government intervention and to live a free and independent existence.

Over the years, even during my lifetime, we have now embraced political correctness, ‘diversity acceptance’ and liberalism to such an extent that it could jeopardize the future of our great nation.  Let me explain.

Our first successful settlers in the US were the Pilgrims.  These people were basically ‘Puritan separatists,’ as they were being persecuted in Great Britain for not strictly following the teachings of the predominant Church of England.  So in 1620, after fleeing Great Britain and settling in Holland for about 10 years, the Pilgrims made their way from Holland to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

After the Pilgrims were the Puritans.  They were a group of English Protestants who wished to reform and purify the Church of England.  Puritans in England were threatened as England verged on civil war.   Though persecuted in England, they supported uniformity of religion.  This was the Puritan version of ‘my way, or the highway.’  Once in control in New England, they sought to break “the very neck of Schism and vile opinions.”  Puritans expelled dissenters from their colonies.  So much for religious tolerance!

One such expelled dissenter was Roger Williams.  Williams founded Rhode Island on the principle of religious freedom.

You can tell that the Puritans were not a very popular bunch, otherwise some sports team would surely be named after them.  But just when you thought religious intolerance could not get any worse, we were then introduced to the Quakers.  The Quakers were basically Puritans on zealot steroids!  They carried the Puritan beliefs to the extreme.  It could be said they were the first ‘religious extremists’ in America.  By 1685, as many as 8,000 Quakers had come to Pennsylvania from England, Wales, and Ireland.

Catholics settled in Maryland as a result of being driven out of England by Elizabeth I.   There were earlier Catholic missions established on the Pacific coast, but these proved to be unsuccessful.

Virginia was the largest, most populous and most important colony.  The Church of England was legally established in Virginia.  The bishop of London made it a favorite missionary target and sent 22 clergymen by 1624.  The American Revolution inflicted deeper wounds on the Church of England in America than any other denomination because the English monarch (thanks to Henry VIII) was the head of the church.  Church of England priests were required to swear their allegiance to the British crown.  The Church of England in Virginia was embraced by the gentry, ie, the landowners. The poorer farmers were represented by newer religions.  The Baptists presented a more democratic religion.  The Methodists were against slavery.  Thus, a person’s religion in Virginia was somewhat dependent on one’s social status.

As you can see, many of our first states were really established as ‘religious colonies.’

Now we get to the American Revolution and the writing of the Constitution.  The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the exercise thereof…………”  Oddly enough, the phrase “separation of church and state,” does not appear in the Constitution.  It has been traced to an 1802 letter from Thomas Jefferson to a Baptist congregation.  It has since been quoted in several opinions handed down by the Supreme Court.

Other religions have been introduced and have prospered in the United States.  Jewish settlers migrated to the Eastern seaboard.  Mormonism was founded in New York and relocated to Utah.   There are a flood of other religions in the US too numerous to mention.  Suffice it to say, other than those fun-loving Puritans, religions have been established and tolerated and have coexisted relatively peacefully since our founding.

Do you think our country is a little liberal?  It was announced yesterday that the LGBT organization (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) is changing its name to ‘up the stakes,’ according to one spokesperson.  It will now be the LGBTQ organization.  The additional letter Q will now stand for queer.  I am not making this up.

Before I get LGBTQ hate mail, I want to clarify that I do not care if a person is LGBTQ.  What is occurring is that I am becoming rather irritated by the amount of liberal media coverage this organization/movement receives.  If you were to believe the media, you might accept that it is hip to be gay.   I am also beginning to believe that Grandma P and I are one of the few heterosexual couples in America!  Gay/lesbian actors and actresses get an insurmountable amount of publicity and empathy if they profess their ‘gaydom.’  They are brave.  They are passionate.  They should be revered for their honesty.  Less and less media coverage is spent on ‘traditional’ relationships.  Apparently Adam and Eve are not hip, but Adam and George are.  Go figure.

Did you watch the last NFL draft?  Besides Johnny Manziel, who got the most press coverage at the draft?  That would be Michael Sam, the openly gay defensive lineman from Missouri.  Sam was drafted in the seventh round with the 249th pick by the St. Louis Rams.  The media storm topped out as a category 5.  Then, after the circus came to St. Louis, Sam was cut and picked up by the Dallas Cowboys.  Sam then used the ‘d’ word in describing his situation.  He said he was discriminated against, and would not have been cut by St. Louis if he were not gay.  Reality sucks!  (Oops!)  Reality bites! (Oops!)  Oh the hell with it!  He is a mediocre player regardless of his sexual orientation.

As an aside, in high school I was in a play titled, ‘Our Hearts Were Young and Gay.’  Tell me that has not taken on a whole different connotation since the late 60s.

Have you seen some of the recent Victoria’s Secret TV ads?  When I was a teen, you only saw stuff like that in a magazine wrapped in a plain brown wrapper.  Now it is readily available for our children to see.

So why am I muddling through this abbreviated history lesson on religion?  Why the examples of our liberalized society?

We are facing a very threatening foe, and they are taking our political correctness, liberalism and ‘diversity acceptance’ and using it against our country.  That would be the Muslim religion, the fastest growing religion in the world.

In a previous blog, I outlined the tenants of Sharia law, so I will not repeat myself in this blog.  You would be wise to acquaint yourself with this law, as it is the law in 57 countries of the world.

This religion is not a religion of tolerance.  Need proof?

Do you know who Kurt Westergaard is?  Kurt is the cartoonist from Denmark that had the audacity to draw and publish a cartoon showing the prophet Mohammad wearing a bomb in a turban.  Did he get an award for his depicture?  No.  What he got was two murder attempts on his life.  The first was in 2008, when two Tunisians and one Moroccan-born Dane were planning to kill him.  In 2010, a Somali Muslim broke into his house and attempted to kill him with an axe.   The police arrived in time to shoot the assailant.  He has received hundreds of death threats.  The Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) is tasked with protecting him 24/7.  All of this because of a cartoon!

So you are probably thinking that this was the work of a few demented Islamic terrorists.  Not so fast, buckaroo.  According to one expert on the religion, 20% of the Muslim religion are Muslim extremists and another 20% are moderate Muslims, leaving 60% of Muslim adherants somewhere in the middle.  But their middle is definitely different than our middle.  As a religion of over one billion, that equates to 200 million extremists.   After the incident with the cartoon of Muhammad, 78% of all Muslims residing in Great Britain thought that Kurt Westergaard should be punished for his cartoon.  Let me be perfectly clear about this……….their form of punishment is not a rap on the knuckles using a ruler by a prune-faced, elderly nun.  There is no spanking.  He will not be made to copy a page from a dictionary for misbehaving like me and my fellow 5th grade classmates were when they misbehaved.  (Both sides!  I copied the page on airplanes because it had a lot of pictures.)  The minimal punishment would be the loss of the hand that drew the cartoon.  The worst would be the loss of the head that thought up the idea of the cartoon.

This religion is slowly worming its way into our society.  It is using our legal system to stymie their transgressions.  The Fort Hood shooter has not been tried after 5 years.  The Boston bomber just got a trial delay, and wants a change of venue from Boston.  He does not think he will get a fair trial there.

Let me again be clear about one more item.  Once the Muslim religion gains the majority, there will be no other religions tolerated as everyone other than a Muslim will be considered an infidel.    There may be no law other than the Sharia Law, which not only controls public behavior, but it controls private behavior and beliefs.  The religion becomes the government!  There is no separation.

Far more than just the fanatical Muslim 20% that think we live in a demented and corrupted society, they find our dress codes and our over-the-top sensual TV ads appalling.  But this is what they can see of us from the other side of the world on TV.  They see our TV programming.   They also see the media attention given to gays and lesbians.  Such behavior is strictly forbidden in their religion.

Who will be the big losers if America were to fall to the Muslim religion?  Obviously the folks that are LGBTQ.   The biggest group of losers would be women.  In the Muslim religion, they are treated not much better than a cow and not as well as a camel.  Good luck with that.

We will see how this all plays out because one of our Western European allies will eventually be dominated by Muslims.  It may be Belgium or it may be France.  Their loyalty is not to the country in which they are residing, it is to their religion.  Whereas most Americans think national, the Muslim religion operates more on a tribal basis.  Remember the comment about, ‘separation of church and state?’  In the Muslim religion, the religion is the state!

Kurt Westergaard was strongly criticized by immigrant communities in Denmark regarding his cartoon.  Westergaard stated, “Many of the immigrants who came to Denmark, they had nothing.  We gave them everything – money, apartments, their own schools, free university, health care.  In return, we asked one thing – respect for democratic values, including free speech.  Do they agree?  This is my simple test.”

This test will get considerably more serious than a ‘pass, fail’ test.