Re: Darwin, Evolution, the Animal Kingdom, and Man

From: Albert (albertwagner_at_cox.net)
Date: 12/07/04 

Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 18:40:57 -0600

David Longley wrote:
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> Is this the consequence of "political correctness"
> or is it just human idiocy?

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> The price of "political correctness" is more than the reinforcement of
> idiocy.

<snip>

Just exactly what falls under the heading of 'political
correctness' that you so abhor?
Can you give a list of such ideas? 

-- 
"Don't you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the 
range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally 
impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it."
     -- George Orwell as Syme in "1984"

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