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- Political correctness stems from concern for the victimized groups, and is typically seen on the left end of the political spectrum, but it can also be seen on the right - Political correctness stems from concern for the victimized groups, and is typically seen on the left end of the political spectrum, but it can also be seen on the right
- One example includes attempts to delegitimize opposition to war by suggesting dissenters are insulting "the brave men and women who fight on our behalf" - One example includes attempts to delegitimize opposition to war by suggesting dissenters are insulting "the brave men and women who fight on our behalf"
- Those opposed to political correctness often dismiss it as a trivial insistence to redefine words, or an attempt to silence opposition. - Those opposed to political correctness often dismiss it as a trivial insistence to redefine words, or an attempt to silence opposition.
- It's easy to dismiss some cases, but it's harder to dismiss others (eg, the taboo on the N word or certain taboos around racial science, or the underlying worries around such ideas). - It's easy to dismiss some cases, but it's harder to dismiss others (eg, the taboo on the N word or certain taboos around racial science, or the underlying worries around such ideas).
- There are perfectly valid motivations for attempting to cultivate and enforce political norms, eg a record of violence and injustice directed towards African Americans being promoted through superficially respectable means
- On a broader level, enlightened moral thinking has led society to converge on a *default norm against advancing ideas associated with oppression or marginalization*
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