Political Correctness, Diversity and the Right to freedom of speech.

Opinion is defined by my copy of Mr. Webster’s book of words as:

“A belief not based on absolute certainty or positive knowledge but what seems true, valid or probable to one’s own mind”.

It is ok to have one; an opinion, that is. You just shouldn’t share it with anyone if it could be construed to be a little to the right. One may, however express any opinion that is liberal or to the left of centre. But, it seems that one is not allowed to express an opinion that is even a little bit to the right in this the second decade of the 21^st century.

No one should know where you stand on any issue, as expressing your thoughts could result in a criminal conviction for having that thought in the first place. Does that seem Orwellian to you?

If you should find the activities of a certain group offensive or disagree with the behaviours of persons in a parade, on a public street or park and dare to comment on it, you will find yourself the subject of ridicule, derision and possibly even prosecution for a hate crime. Our society sometimes penalizes those who commit offences of all magnitudes and sometimes not. While most might be offended by such behaviour; public nudity or obscenity displayed during a pride parade; that behaviour is not only condoned, but even encouraged.

People get offended all the time over things going on around them but are afraid to speak out. This seems to indicate that we no longer enjoy the freedom of expression for fear that expressing an opinion will offend someone. In fact we have lost our right to even mention that we are offended.

Standards of decency have been eroded to the point where anything is acceptable. Laws are being broken daily and nothing is being done. Whether it is using and or selling illegal drugs, or an illegal camp site in the inner city to name just a few. There seems to be no consequences for bad behaviour, just for expressing concern or outrage about it.

Current teaching in Surrey schools now includes instruction (to straight kids) how to come out as gay. I thought that we are to accept those who are different in their sexual orientation, not to try and create variations where none may exist. As well, the teachers in these same schools have now added the words boys, girls, mom and dad to the banned list.

Am I the only one who finds this offensive?

Can’t wait to see the hate mail on this one.

   The best lack all conviction, while the worst   

   Are full of passionate intensity.  YEATS – The Second Coming   published Nov 1920