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Political correctness: the demise of debate : Comments

By Louis O'Neill, published 19/8/2016

As a result my adversaries are more than ready to deviate from the laws of discourse, veering off into ad hominem, red herring or appeal to emotion fallacies.

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Alan B.,

You've somewhat demonstrated my point with your name calling and insults.

The wage gap is not a result of patriarchy nor misogyny but rather the result of a free market society in which men and women make different life choices. It is not truly even a wage gap, but instead an earnings gap in which, due to working longer hours in often more lucrative and dangerous environments, men happen to earn more. This is not surprising though when one considers that we are a sexually dimorphic species.

You said you could go on, well if you are willing to rebut things I've actually written, then please do.

However, if you only wish to insult, or exhibit superficial superiority without substantial claims, then take your business elsewhere.
Posted by LouisOneill, Friday, 19 August 2016 12:19:27 PM
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Allan B.

A shocking outburst from you, old son. The writer is correct: you have just proven every word he wrote. Three cheers for Louis!
Posted by ttbn, Friday, 19 August 2016 12:31:24 PM
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Perhaps this is what we need to counter the presumed tyranny of left-wing political correctness!
http://www.torchbearermovie.com
Runner would probably love it!
The people that produced this are now principal media advisers for Donald Trump, along with that other notable completely obnoxious "truth-teller" Roger Ailes.
Ailes was of course the the principal architect of Murdoch's Fox (faux) "news", and as such was a key player in The Republican (dis-information) Noise Machine as described by David Brock.
Posted by Daffy Duck, Friday, 19 August 2016 12:34:52 PM
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Hi Daffy,

So ...... are you inferring that one must support political correctness and the suppression of the freedom of expression, because only morons like Trumpf and his myrmidons are opposed to current political correctness ?

A pox on both your houses !

Joe
Posted by Loudmouth, Friday, 19 August 2016 1:04:23 PM
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@ttBn, I'm not claiming sainthood, I'm reminding the author to know thy self.

@Loudmouth I find I can't support complete free speech.
I personally find there are some freedoms are worth compromising for the sake of others. Child porn for instance.
While I understand the purity of the argument, the slipper slope, but I think we can manage it.
However support what you say in broader terms. I thought Bill Leaks second cartoon in that series even more important then the first.
Posted by Cobber the hound, Friday, 19 August 2016 1:10:03 PM
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Hi Cobber,

So .... like almost everybody, your boundary would be child porn ? Join the club. Of course it should be banned, but I don't know how it would go under Section 18 (c). Perhaps if perverts pushing it claimed that they were supporting the Unsafe Schools agenda ? Then they could persuade young children to try analingus ? They could probably get tenured positions at La Trobe ?

But you do raise an interesting question: how far does the Unsafe Schools propaganda contravene your interpretation of Section 18 (c) ? How can it dovetail with grooming by perverts ?

Or does such an observation breach PC by relating the two processes: Gramscian propaganda and perverts' sexual gratification ?

Thanks, Cobber.

Joe
Posted by Loudmouth, Friday, 19 August 2016 1:26:28 PM
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