An article about Political Correctness.
Recently the discussion about US torturing people at Guantanamo Bay has made its way into the media.
A campaign led by Hillary Clinton and other heavy left leaning politicians are taking a more 'Politically Correct' view of torture saying it should be banned.
Let me begin with the definition from dictionary.com
political correctness
noun:
avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against
While I support the underlying principles of seeking political correctness, I think that Political Correctness is going way beyond the balance it is intended to create.
Here is why:
- Terrorism is not new it’s been around for a very long time (ie, Pirates, Tartars, etc).
- Are the Terrorist socially disadvantaged or discriminated against? Those in Guantanamo Bay are the ones that the CIA, FBI, DHS, etc deem from investigations as being linked or associated with terrorist connections. Answer: No.
- These politicians are more concerned about the welfare of the few while neglecting a much larger whole by putting them at risk.
The fundamental question I think needs to be answered BEFORE anyone even takes a stance on their view on torture.
Which do you value more? Knowingly imprisoning a few innocent people at the risk of saving a whole city or Risking a whole city by not imprisoning a few innocent people?
NOTE: The few innocent people that are imprisoned with the guilty.
This question is not easy by any means but this question is real but it seems to me that Hillary and others support the latter of the question.
JU what are your thoughts?