Chicago, IL—The biggest lie ever told was that, all men are
created equal. That may have been the
first recorded politically correct statement.
It was simply designed to make anyone who felt inadequate feel better
about being shortchanged by life. It
only served to strengthen the fact that someone is indeed inadequate!
When you think about it some folks are always taller, stronger,
faster, smarter, wealthier, healthier and more attractive. We all have our strong points and weaknesses. Life is not fair, not by a long shot.
We humans are not clones but come in all shapes, sizes and
colors with educations, sexual proclivities and cultures that are widely
diverse. Humans are drawn to different
faiths and subscribe to them with different levels allegiance. Most of this is determined at birth.
We all have a stereotype and some of us seem stranger to
each other or even comical. That’s not
hate, ill will or some evil manifestation, its reality.
When religions and cultures clash it can get
really ugly. We need to find ways to voluntarily accept our differences rather
than to be forced into tolerance.
Coercion, threats, punishment and hatred over our most basic differences
serves only to further divide the human race.
In America’s past, children would call each other names to
thoughtlessly demean each other. If you
became a victim of this behavior you’d go running home crying to an understanding
mother. She’d tell you that sticks and stones rhyme. Hurt feelings were just not the same as
broken bones. The children would soon
get back into the mix and become fast friends forgetting those differences
entirely.
Today in America if someone has a beer too many and
publishes an ill-advised tweet that offends someone sensibilities, it becomes a
hate milestone. It’s treated like a
major crime and can mobilize millions into absolute frenzy. The misdeed becomes so blown out of
proportion that jobs are lost and lives become threatened. How is this anyway productive? Every hypersensitive over-reaction invites
more division and hatred always becomes the victor.
The recent Duck Dynasty silliness has pitted free speech and
religion against the shrill screaming of some but not all in the Gay community. Why can’t some Gays accept that most
religions of the world view that lifestyle as sinful?
We really have no right to inspect each other’s bedrooms so
why does that matter? I consider sexual
preference something that’s programed into our DNA. If most Humans were born Gay we as a species
would not have survived. Does that make
it wrong? I just don’t see a reason that
deserves any of my concern.
Whether we know it or not we all have Gay friends. Friends are those we will fight for and
help. I need all the friends I can
get. Sharing and kindness is what
friendship is all about.
Any human that is kind to me qualifies to be my friend. Intolerance and insensitive remarks should be
avoided but they will always happen.
Instead of throwing gasoline on such fires that is the very best time to
spread good will, forgiveness and kindness with the offender.
Political correctness is nothing less than a meaningless
effort that cannot succeed. Being a
politically correct bigot does not make anyone superior to a Nazi or KKK
member. We can celebrate our differences
and still learn to laugh with each other rather than at each other. Political correctness is nothing less than a bar to genuine
brotherly love.
