Voting rights

It is interesting to see how political correctness colors conversations in Skypeland. One can also see how different politically correct views are in different countries and different cultures.

For example, it is clearly politically correct in many cultures to characterize the US as some sort of international bully, wantonly attacking other groups across the globe. Even in the US, the politically correct "Thought Police" adopt this view. This gives political cover to conspiracy theorists who believe that 911 was a false flag operation by the US government to give it license to attack poor defenseless Iraq and Al Qaeda.

It has also become politically correct to be anti-Semitic. Amazingly, in a few short years, the culture that nurtured assorted communist and socialist elements, championed civil rights around the world, and gave rise to the Kibbutz Movement is now vilified as a bastion of right wing reactionary mossbacks.

In a very short period, Sadam Hussein has been rebranded as some sort of champion of human rights and democracy. Osama Bin Laden is no longer looked at as some sort of international criminal and terrorist, but merely a puppet of the evil CIA.

It is politically correct to view Islamic culture as progressive and harmless and blameless. Somehow, Mutah marriage, female circumcision, honor killing, polygamy, unequal treatment of women, stoning, death penalties for homosexuality, suicide bombing of women and children, torture for minor "crimes", and repressive religious dictatorships are all ignored, or judged to be irrelevant, or blamed on the West because the West has kept Islamic societies impoverished.

And now, we get a little glimpse of the Obama Administration's version of political correctness. Black Panther intimidation of voters at the polls in November of 2008 resulted in charges being filed against 3 black men. These men dressed in military style uniforms and stood outside voting locations in Philadelphia (and possibly other locales) brandishing weapons and insulting those who wanted to vote with racial slurs. According to the Washington Times lead article on May 29, 2009, career lawyers at the Justice Department were overruled by Obama Administration officials and the charges were dropped. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Amazing. Disappointing. But sadly, not too surprising.