tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646240.post2658856401464913316..comments2023-03-30T07:59:35.962+02:00Comments on Small Wrinkles in Spacetime: Problematically CorrectJohn Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647833154827132967noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646240.post-84172461412296570232015-08-12T13:38:20.288+02:002015-08-12T13:38:20.288+02:00Having come of age in an era when "Politicall...Having come of age in an era when "Politically Correct" speech was first introduced (on the left coast of the US far from the WASP sensitivities that created this recent monster) I have learned to accept these kinds of manifestos as little more than a reflection of the world that the founders of this philosophy were raised in. The attempt to put people with alternative lifestyles into the same category as the victims of ethnic or religious bigotry, slavery or genocide is at best myopic and at worst a totalitarian attack on freedom of speech and by extension opinion. I do like the fact, however, that pushing the envelope as these groups do makes the most uptight and reactionary in our society squirm. Rarely does any of this ever really result in anything more than a footnote in some Uni handbook....The US Supreme Court has settled matters for the moment so the energy that brought many to the ballot for Obama may wane in the next election. Should the current clown car of Republicans win (or steal) victory in the 2016 Presidential race we may see a purge of these policies as "Merica" fights back.Noah Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145688286761537190noreply@blogger.com