"political correctness" is not correct

[FFPCogs 863]

Fascism flourishes when the fear to speak your mind replaces the freedom to do so. Remember Nazism was "politically correct" once too.

To the "PC" police...

You may not like what I have to say, but I have the right to say it...you only have the right not to listen.

[antiquefirelt 994]

While we may all agree the PC has gotten out of control, those us us in public service must note that who pay taxes to pay our salaries have an expectation that we will conduct ourselves in a manner that ensures all are treated equally. When some forms of speech are tied directly to a person (Forums, Facebook, actual speech), it makes it very difficult for others to believe they can "leave their beliefs at the door". Time and again it has been proven that you do not have the right to what some might consider "hate speech" if you are in the public's employ. Nowadays it's too hard to discern one's private life from their public employment life and thus many are in hot water over what they thought was their right to speech.

I'm in no way trying to be part of the PC police, but pointing to the reality of the situation. Remember there is a difference between free speech and protected free speech, it can be the difference between being on the job or in the unemployment line.

Edited July 5, 2015 by antiquefirelt

[ex-commish 490]

I have seen first hand how political correctness has ruined the fire service. What used to be expressing your opinions or good old fashion ball breaking has now become violations of harassment policies. You now have to be careful what you say or else risk being disciplined in fact being dismissed from the fire department.