Quote: Mugwump "What withdrawal are we talking about? The last time I checked the number of US military withdrawals was offset by a (VAST) increase in mercenaries who perform pretty much the same task without having to keep pesky records.
As for the concept of "political correctness" - it's just another way of dividing people.
It reminds me of the seventies and eighties when the women's movement was threatening to make some serious political inroads (remember the Nuclear Freeze?). Then - purely by COINCIDENCE - came the issue of abortion which set them at each other's throats and completely neutralised their effectiveness as a political force.'"
As an addendum to the above - I think people should be very cautious before getting themselves wrapped up with activist movements. I mean, on the whole I am in favour of grass roots activism because it really is the only way you are ever likely to get real change.
Whilst politicians and such usually get all the credit for legislative change (on issues such as slavery, the rights of children, Health & Safety in the workplace etc.) the truth is NONE of these decisions were driven by politicians.
They literally had to be FORCED kicking and screaming into action by organised groups of outraged citizens.
HOWEVER, you need to exercise caution when people appear seemingly out of the blue espousing this or that message. Where did these people come from? How did they arrive at their position?
I say this because many people were shocked to discover that the leader of the feminist movement in the United States, Gloria Steinem, who emerged in the sixties advocating a radical manifesto which literally had folk tearing out each other's throats was forced to admit that she was actually
rlon the payroll of the Central Intelligence Agency!rl
As stated, the best indicator that a particular form of activism is fishy is how it is treated by the media. Campaigners who challenge the status quo are usually starved of air time - not least because they harm the interests of sponsors.
Which is why you should be VERY careful when people such as Julian Assange & Edward Snowden, who from the outset were given front-page headline attention, emerge seemingly out-of-the-blue. Had either attempted to publish information which was as explosive as they claimed my bet is they would have run into some very serious (and potentially injurious) consequences.
