Has political correctness and irrational intolerance to being offended by others free speech.........?

you nailed it. with the likes of sharpton, jackson, cair, aclu......forget it. you cannot say anything without fear of severe consequences. like angelina and her new movie about reporters without borders. SHE wants to control who, and what they say or ask. ya angelina, so much for free speech.

Yes, it has destroyed the ability of people to express their *true* opinions.

One should be allowed to express their opinions and judged for them. It is called personal responsibility.

The Don Imus situation is a good example of it. He said some stupid things that he had a right to say, even if he were only trying to be funny. In response, people were outraged and threatened to boycott the companies that bought advertising on his show. The company selling the advertisement realized that it was a losing situation and fired him. That's the free market at work. Now, if the government had stepped in, that would have been wrong.

One should not be allowed to express lies, promote lies, slander or libel another person, but they should certainly be able to express their opinion, even if it is a hatred for others.

Unfounded hatred, particularly when it is because of color of skin, proves their own ignorance and only hampers their own progression in life. The rest of us can simply not support them with our business or employment. But I'd much rather know someone hates me through his speech, than not know while he attempts to undermine my actions.

Nonsense on all 3 counts. Freedom of speech ability being allowed to assert what you want in all fairness, no longer having human beings consider some thing you're saying, or no longer having everyone ever be indignant by some thing you're saying. that's no longer any form of authoritarian administration to, dunno, no longer want to take heed to racist jokes. in case you've been imprisoned for it by the authorities, you would have a level. i do not comprehend Ruth Perry, yet does no longer have self belief her or Wikipedia to be authoritative in this factor. I save in options the novel left contained in the Nineteen Sixties, and by no ability in ordinary words did we no longer use the time period "political correctness", yet in case you pay interest to previous speeches by those radicals, you'll wince at their political incorrectness. The time period got here into accepted use a lengthy time period later.

I would have to say that it has indeed. We can no longer say things-even if they are absolutely right-because we might offend or hurt someone's feelings. This is especially true with immigration. If we denounce illegal immigration, then we are racist. It is total crap. We can't fight terrorists the proper way because we don't understand where they are coming from and why they hate us. Besides it would violate their human rights. All of these things are making this country a cess pool. If we had these liberal leanings back during WWII, we would have lost the war, if we ever even bothered getting into it. It is doubtful that we would have with the pacifist Congress we have today.

You know when I got out of the military after nine years to attend college I was unable to express myself without the use of colorful colloquialisms. I got into more than a few heated debates with the grammar czars over free expression. The concept behind speech is communication. More than a few here on Y/A simply lack the level of diction required to adequately communicate and in frustration resort to rather mundane slurs and insults not unlike a third grader throwing a temper tantrum.

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This is a non-issue perpetrated by your politicos with the intention of dividing America!

The majority of Americans revel in their rights of opinion and freedom of expression, as do many on this board.

What exactly do you want to express that you can't? Even if it's rabid bigotry, you're still ALLOWED--it just won't be popular with the majority. And yes, you will probably receive just as strong a reaction from those who disagree with you.

Short answer: Yes.

I think the whole Don Imus thing was blown way out of proportion. Its like you can't speak your mind, no matter how stupid it is, without getting lambasted by some hyper-sensitive mobrain who hasn't got the common sense to acknowledge that you said something stupid that everyone knows you didn't mean.

No way. Express your opinion all you want. Just don't cry when people who disagree with you do what they can to discredit you or even cause you to lose your job. Freedom of speech goes both ways, just ask Don Imus.

Yes, especially with the Medias skew on everything which is just short of outright lying. Imagine citing "sources" and not having to tell the truth? That is our Media these days.

Considering a lack of education has destroyed our nation's willingness to express a well thought out opinion based on thorough research and reason, no, political correctness is not the issue.

"Destroyed", may be a bit harsh but I would certainly agree with damaged. We've been burdened by this word, "sensitive" taken to the abstract. The common virtues must always be considered when addressing "radical" (in definition), freedom.