the onslaught of political correctness.

One of the most horrific things to ever happen to our society has been the onslaught of political correctness. It hasn't just "happened" or been a natural evolution of our language and attitudes in my opinion, it's been a targeted attack by folks that would control us for whatever reason. I've tried to figure out why plain talking folks and politicians are looked at as nut jobs these days. I personally believe it's because we've been so desensitized by words and terms like: Illegal Immigrant, (Undocumented Worker), Global Warming, (Climate Change), Mankind, (Human Kind), Torture, (enhanced interrogation).

Political correctness is just another way to divide us and blur the lines between reality and fiction. It's a perverted form of lawyer speak and most terms are ambiguous at best. For the folks that see a nasty trend of progressive speech suppression coming from this administration and the arrival of the loss of first amendment rights, which is already here, example: it's can now be a felony to protest anywhere secret service agents are stationed (at their discretion). I suggest a return to one of the things that have made this country great, plain and simple language, and call to task, anyone that would change the meaning of a term to suit their own purpose. Just as our Constitution and bill of rights are not up for debate, the way we communicate shouldn't be either.

Steve Howell