I’m not sure what you are saying. Apparently the article rubs you the wrong way.

I think people really do understand the PC culture and identity politics and they are troubled that so many follow that illogical and divisive route. Canada is about the same I think.

PC is the contemporary hate-word for what we once called courtesy.

@BitFlipper @AnneWimsey I think it goes a lot deeper than that. Those afflicted with the PC virus see themselves as morally and intellectually superior. They believe that their opinions are the only correct ones—thus the “correctness”.

Especially troubling is when such people shout down guest speakers at public events or drive college professors from their positions. Another tactic is to brand those with whom they disagree as racist, homophobic, etc. They often rush in and try to shut down discussions such as this one.

There’s nothing courteous about such tactics.

@WilliamFleming as soon as I read "afflicted with the PC virus" I knew I was interacting with a troll with an agenda. Anyone who was trying to change my mind would not begin by insulting me. Your goal is clearly not to have a discussion but to be divisive. We don't need that stuff here. We don't need you here.

@WilliamFleming It is not illogical if you understand how one's life and opportunities and experiences are going to be markedly different based on one's identity ie race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. But then you probably know very little, if anything, about systemic discrimination and structural violence, so no point in trying to discuss a complex topic with someone completely uninformed.

@demifeministgal I like the story of a boy who grew up in a garbage dump in Mexico. He had no memory of his parents, and he lived by eating garbage.

The boy seemed totally happy and accepting of his life, and was not in the least burdened with a sense of grievance or victimhood. That was some years ago. By now he has probably moved to a more secure lifestyle, grateful for life, full of joy and reverence.