Letters: Political correctness must be banned

Political correctness is planned discrimination. It’s a wrecking ball. It cunningly uses social pressure to network, outshout and bulldoze First Amendment speech. It’s left-wing mob rule.

The speech police have narrowed the range of acceptable thoughts and behavior. Violating the code can cost one his reputation, customers or job. Its acceptance is a prelude to losing more freedoms. Dictators remove free speech; I smell university-spawned totalitarianism.

Our First Amendment protects unpopular speech. Political correctness attacks unpopular speech. It is an end run around the First Amendment, rendering it impotent, meaningless.

Political correctness attacks God’s right to rule his creation. It resists posting the Ten Commandments in schools or on other public property. Students desperately need basic character-building input. Any movement that undermines basic morality, free speech and religious rights is a serious threat to freedom. We need state and federal laws reinforcing First Amendment, religious speech. We need agency policies and corporate seminars explaining and encouraging free speech. Thieves steal. Patriots protect.

This story was originally published August 24, 2015 at 2:09 PM.