The Problem With Political Correctness - Michael Knowles - #331
Modern Wisdom
06/07/21
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Michael Knowles is a political commentator, podcaster, and an author.
Ostensibly, political correctness is the right thing to do if you're a responsible human that is respectful of other people's emotions.
Encouraging people to be mindful and precise of the words they use makes sense. But demanding for tolerance becomes undermined when the people doing the demanding are overbearing and intolerant. It’s like punching people in the name of peace. Something is obviously amiss...
Expect to learn why people who respect free speech may need to restrict free speech, how political correctness lays a trap for everyone, whether Michael thinks we're closer to a Brave New World or 1984, his thoughts on Steven Crowder's situation and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro (00:30) The Problem with Political Correctness (06:00) The Need for Censorship (11:25) Language Has Been Politicised (21:35) The Inner Citadel (28:10) Why the Left Hate the Working Class (31:45) The End Goal of Political Correctness (38:28) Should Intolerance Be Tolerated? (45:22) The World Without Woke (51:29) History's Grounding Effect (55:43) 'Seasons' Are Triggering (59:20) Nineteen Eighty-Four or Brave New World? (1:10:00) Reality & Accountability (1:15:35) Steven Crowder's Cancellation
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