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From: Eeyore on 28 Jan 2007 16:49 T Wake wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote > > T Wake wrote: > >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote > >> > unsettled wrote: > >> >> The Secretary of HomIntern wrote > >> >> > >> >> > One needn't be Muslim to be a terrorist -- Mr. Wake can confirm > >> >> > that, I should think. The IRA is still recent history... > >> >> > >> >> The amusing question is what are chances of being a terrorist > >> >> if one is a Muslim. > >> >> > >> >> Profiling is politically incorrect only in western societies. > >> > > >> > Profiling is politically incorrect only to ppl who believe in political > >> > correctness. > >> > >> Profiling based on religion is a flawed method more than anything else. > >> Profiling based on racial characteristics is also flawed in this context. > >> > >> Not sure about the political correctness or lack thereof. > > > > If it did the job well, should we be worried about whether it's > > politically correct or not ? > > Surely if the job is done well it is politically correct? An interesting question. I believe some would rather the job be done badly as long as an appearance / illusion of 'correctness' is maintained. Such people are often called politicians. Graham
From: T Wake on 28 Jan 2007 17:08 "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:45BD1A6D.CA3BC9D5(a)hotmail.com... > > > T Wake wrote: > >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote >> > T Wake wrote: >> >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote >> >> > unsettled wrote: >> >> >> The Secretary of HomIntern wrote >> >> >> >> >> >> > One needn't be Muslim to be a terrorist -- Mr. Wake can confirm >> >> >> > that, I should think. The IRA is still recent history... >> >> >> >> >> >> The amusing question is what are chances of being a terrorist >> >> >> if one is a Muslim. >> >> >> >> >> >> Profiling is politically incorrect only in western societies. >> >> > >> >> > Profiling is politically incorrect only to ppl who believe in >> >> > political >> >> > correctness. >> >> >> >> Profiling based on religion is a flawed method more than anything >> >> else. >> >> Profiling based on racial characteristics is also flawed in this >> >> context. >> >> >> >> Not sure about the political correctness or lack thereof. >> > >> > If it did the job well, should we be worried about whether it's >> > politically correct or not ? >> >> Surely if the job is done well it is politically correct? > > An interesting question. I believe some would rather the job be done badly > as > long as an appearance / illusion of 'correctness' is maintained. Such > people > are often called politicians. Personally that would be politically incorrect in itself. Political Correctness is (generally) an empty sneer phrase with any meaning you want to give it. Often people try to justify inappropriate behaviour by accusing any complainants of political correctness - as if that dismisses any argument.
From: Ken Smith on 28 Jan 2007 17:45 In article <280e8$45bd0367$49ed0c7$7746(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>, unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: >Ken Smith wrote: > >> In article <17ednWsKKpGEfibYnZ2dnUVZ8surnZ2d(a)pipex.net>, >> T Wake <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: >> [.....] >> >>>>Some Christian cults won't even accept blood transfusions. How insane is >>>>that if >>>>you're condeming someone to die for a belief when life-saving treatment is >>>>readily available ? >>> >>>I hope that if their god does actually exist, they are all sent to hell. >> >> >> That is a completely repugnant suggestion. They believe something, they >> may be wrong but the only person they harm as a result is themselves. The >> fact that they had no evil intent makes them merely mistaken. The fact >> that they harm themselves only with this belief should not mean a trip to >> hell. >> >The problem is that they end up killing their children. That is a different matter. -- -- kensmith(a)rahul.net forging knowledge
From: Eeyore on 28 Jan 2007 17:46 T Wake wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > T Wake wrote: > >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote > >> > T Wake wrote: > >> >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote > >> >> > unsettled wrote: > >> >> >> The Secretary of HomIntern wrote > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > One needn't be Muslim to be a terrorist -- Mr. Wake can confirm > >> >> >> > that, I should think. The IRA is still recent history... > >> >> >> > >> >> >> The amusing question is what are chances of being a terrorist > >> >> >> if one is a Muslim. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Profiling is politically incorrect only in western societies. > >> >> > > >> >> > Profiling is politically incorrect only to ppl who believe in > >> >> > political correctness. > >> >> > >> >> Profiling based on religion is a flawed method more than anything > >> >> else. Profiling based on racial characteristics is also flawed in this > >> >> context. > >> >> > >> >> Not sure about the political correctness or lack thereof. > >> > > >> > If it did the job well, should we be worried about whether it's > >> > politically correct or not ? > >> > >> Surely if the job is done well it is politically correct? > > > > An interesting question. I believe some would rather the job be done badly > > as long as an appearance / illusion of 'correctness' is maintained. Such > > people are often called politicians. > > Personally that would be politically incorrect in itself. > > Political Correctness is (generally) an empty sneer phrase with any meaning > you want to give it. Often people try to justify inappropriate behaviour by > accusing any complainants of political correctness - as if that dismisses > any argument. The same holds true of those making claims of political incorrectness too. Graham
From: T Wake on 28 Jan 2007 17:50
"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:45BD27C2.DA08CF53(a)hotmail.com... > > > T Wake wrote: > >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >> > T Wake wrote: >> >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote >> >> > T Wake wrote: >> >> >> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote >> >> >> > unsettled wrote: >> >> >> >> The Secretary of HomIntern wrote >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > One needn't be Muslim to be a terrorist -- Mr. Wake can >> >> >> >> > confirm >> >> >> >> > that, I should think. The IRA is still recent history... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> The amusing question is what are chances of being a terrorist >> >> >> >> if one is a Muslim. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Profiling is politically incorrect only in western societies. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Profiling is politically incorrect only to ppl who believe in >> >> >> > political correctness. >> >> >> >> >> >> Profiling based on religion is a flawed method more than anything >> >> >> else. Profiling based on racial characteristics is also flawed in >> >> >> this >> >> >> context. >> >> >> >> >> >> Not sure about the political correctness or lack thereof. >> >> > >> >> > If it did the job well, should we be worried about whether it's >> >> > politically correct or not ? >> >> >> >> Surely if the job is done well it is politically correct? >> > >> > An interesting question. I believe some would rather the job be done >> > badly >> > as long as an appearance / illusion of 'correctness' is maintained. >> > Such >> > people are often called politicians. >> >> Personally that would be politically incorrect in itself. >> >> Political Correctness is (generally) an empty sneer phrase with any >> meaning >> you want to give it. Often people try to justify inappropriate behaviour >> by >> accusing any complainants of political correctness - as if that dismisses >> any argument. > > The same holds true of those making claims of political incorrectness too. Yes. Saying something is wrong simply because it is politically incorrect is false (IMHO). |