Does political correcteness weaken the fabric of a nation?

A lot of what you attribute to "political correctness" is more accurately described as "right wing knee jerk, zero tolerance".

The origin of the phrase, political correctness, was meant as a jab at liberals.

social engineering

Liberals made this a world power and the richest nation on Earth.

Liberals made this a world power and the richest nation on Earth.

Frank Apisa wrote:

Often, what we term "political correctness" is bringing the problem into sight...highlighting it, in fact.

But...deal with it as you must. Greater understanding between people is going to happen...even with the people who would fight it. [/b]

I disagree with you here.

It is often involved in the manufacture of problems where none exist. And rather than bringing focus to bear on legitimate issues it can trivialize them and get in the way of honest and productive discussion which might actually address them.

If someone were to tell me that calling a lunch sack a "brown bag" was yet another good example of subtle, but destructive racial bias, I would laugh in their face and not listen to another word they had to say on the subject.

Prohibiting someone from wearing a small cross necklace to work is never going to enhance religious tolerance or tolerance for any alternative belief. The tiny minority of people who believe that it actually can are deluding themselves or lying.

Condemning use of true racial slurs is not political correctness. Condemning construction workers who yell obscene proposals to women passing by is not political correctness.

Often the PC proscriptions are put in place because of fear or a desire to control, not a desire to teach.

Bleeding heart liberal, apologetic, democrats and their social engineering weakens the fabric of this nation.