archanfel
Active Member
Political correctness has done more to kill off free speech than anything else. Who's responsible for that crap?!
That's a very bold thing to say, although I can't say I 100% disagree.
The question is really whether verbal abuses count as attack on somebody's freedom. Freedom is never absolute even for liberals since one person's freedom might infringe on another person's freedom. For example, while hurting somebody is a personal choice, I am not sure liberalism would protect that (although hurting yourself should be protected). Some judgement calls have to be made on verbal injury. I personally find certain comments to be extremely hurtful, but I question the needs and feasibility of our current political correctness culture.
Rest assured, it would pain a true liberal to support political correctness even if it's absolute necessary. However, both conservatives and progressives support political correctness (very selectively) based on their own ideologies.