Speak out

I often make jokes about political correctness but it can lead to serious problems. In the case of the Fort Hood killer, a Muslim doctor who showed signs of instability but things were glossed over because he was Muslim. This of course led to the murder of 13 military people and the injury of many more. When we refuse to talk about matters like this it just makes things worse. I know it is uncomfortable to point that the people are mostly black when a huge mob invades Walmart for a shoe sale or when another mob enters a store and starts shoplifting. We have to face up to the fact that 60 % of AIDS cases are in the gay community. If we ever want to get past these feelings we have to start talking about things as they are and not as we wish they were. As long as we accuse anyone talking about these things of being religious bigots or racist or homophobes we will keep our heads in the sand. I may not agree with how you feel about these issues but I still want to hear your thoughts. Freedom of speech is threatened whenever we ridicule someone for offering their opinion.