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Originally Posted by xepherys
I do not feel persecuted at all. In fact, I am very firm in my beliefs. It simply saddens me that so many on both ends of the spectrum fight for things that have nothing to do with making our country better, but rather things that just flesh out their "partisan" agendas. As for college campuses, the exmaples I've seen have come from reputable sources, books and news articles. I have not experienced it first hand, as my college experience ended in the late 90's, and most peopl, under a flourishing economy, were very happy to be pro-America. I've heard and/or seen enough examples, though, of political correctness causing freedom of speech and expression issues on college campuses acorss the country. Administrators are too afraid to let a middle-class, white Christian express his feelings on the terrorist acts of 9/11 to let it be really pushed (say in a rally or school news article) for fear that they will offend middle eastern students. Sure, this is not always the case, but it should NEVER be the case in academia. Expression and thought are what higher education is all about. In several other instances, students of ethnic decent (non-white) that SHOULD'VE been punished for acts commited in violation of actual laws have been let off for fear of causing a "racist" outcry. It's bullshit!
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I'm afraid I have to disagree. For all of America's history, the white preotestant has had a very loud voice. What we are seeing is a paradigm shift that hit stride with the civil rights movement and still continues today. Because the white protestand American sees his (my) words not havign the same value as they once had, you assume that they have no meaning or are withheald out of some fear. In my experience, if someone has something to say they say it. If someone wants to say something racist, they say it. They usualyl get called a racist for it, but that doesn't take away from their voice. There is a difference bewteen stating in an article, "Arab terrorists could be a danger to American citizens abroad, and even possibly domestically", and, "Arabs are terrorits." I've seen both, and I think that they each were recieved correctly. It is true that a small fringe group within the arab people can be dangerous because their beliefs include violence towards those that they feel threatened from. Statement one is refering to that. Statement two, however, is wrong and racist. Racits statements oplay to peoples misunderstandings and stereotypes, and do not further understanding, but in fact hinder it. All arabs are not terrorists, in fact only a very, very small precentage is. It has less to do with political correctness and more to do with exaggerating a point in order to spread hate and misunderstanding. I ask you to point out a case in which "students of ethnic decent (non-white) that SHOULD'VE been punished for acts commited in violation of actual laws have been let off for fear of causing a "racist" outcry." I can't think of any.
This isn't about right or left, it is about right and wrong.