<p>I am a student that debates Lincoln Douglas debate, which focuses on values. Currently i am supposed to debate: When in conflict political correctness ought to be valued over political correctness. I need your advice as to what i should say for both. I want my case to be globally instead of focusing in the US only. I need more help in favor of political correctness, so if any of u guys could help me, i would truly appreciate it, Thanx.</p>
<p>If you’re arguing that political correctness should be valued over political correctness, you have a lot of work to do.</p>
<p>Zing!!! :)</p>
<p>political correctness > political correctness</p>
<p>I’m sorry, i typed: political corectness ought to be valued over political correctness.
What i meant to say was: political correctness ought to be valued over freedom of expression.
Thanks</p>
<p>It’s not so much PC that should be valued over FOE. It’s that civil discourse should be part of FOE. That’s not a PC aspect, it’s a courtesy one.</p>
<p>“I can’t hear your point, while you shout it in my face. I just hear shouting.”
For a message to be heard and understood, the sender should do it in a way that registers with the listener.</p>
<p>Conformity should not be valued over individual rights. Your thesis is abhorrent.</p>
<p>^Agreed.
Haha!</p>
<p>Why do you expect other people to do your research for you? Couldn’t you just have googled this yourself, and then perhaps armed with at least some basic information, started a post with a more developed structure?</p>
<p>Anyhow, I want to raise two points:</p>
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<li>“Political correctness” as an extreme (and perhaps this is the connotation that the coiner of the term meant to bring out) is the party line of Leninism/Stalinism/Maoism.</li>
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<p>That, however, is a straw man, as that “political correctness” is one enforced by coercion, not chosen freely. If people bring that up, you should point this out.</p>
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<li>I do think some sensitivity is called for in a pluralistic society. Exactly how much is up for question, as the Danish cartoon debate recently showed.</li>
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