Political Correctness May Kill US...Literally

[Anonymous]

In the war on terrorism, we in the West may be our own worst enemies.



The political correctness of many of our leaders and opinion-makers could bury us.



Al-Qaida, ISIS, Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram and many other terror organizations want the death of as many of us as possible or our forcible conversion to their particularly brutal strain of Islam.



They dream of a worldwide caliphate in which all free people are subjugated to a Salafist dictatorship under sharia law.



But ISIS and the others are only a threat to the West so long as we permit them to exist.



The armies of the West could fairly easily destroy ISIS and drive it out of Syria and Iraq.



The military mission, at least, would be relatively easy



The problem is finding the institutional will to confront ISIS on the ground, not simply from the air.



Politically and diplomatically, expelling ISIS is more difficult.



It will be hard to convince western voters to send infantry and tanks into the Middle East – again.



Diplomatically, the Russians and current Syrian government have very different agendas from the Turks, whose interests are diametrically opposed to the Kurds (who are the West's more reliable allies), who have different goals from Sunni Iraqis, who are rivals of the Shiite Iraqis.



And then there's the Iranians.



And the Israelis.



Still, all of these obstacles are easier to overcome than PC. Political correctness is no match for radical Islam.



Take a look at two glaring examples from earlier this month.



Following the terror murders of 14 in San Bernardino, Calif, a whistleblower came forward to say that politically correct forces within the Obama administration had shut down a surveillance project that might have prevented the attack.



Former U.S. Department of Homeland Security analyst Philip Haney was in charge of a program that was tasked with monitoring global networks of extremists who were suspected of infiltrating Muslim communities in the U.S. and radicalizing American Muslims.



One of the networks he and his analysts were watching was based in Riverside, Calif., a community next to San Bernardino.



It was operating out of the very mosque that killer Syed Farook attended.



But because Haney's project monitored mostly Islamic radicals, it was deemed a form of racial profiling.



So, according to Haney, politically correct bureaucrats from the U.S. State department and the Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties shut it down, reassigned his staff and expunged the records of its 67 ongoing investigations.



There is no way to stop every terror attack and no way of knowing for sure whether Haney's group could have prevented San Bernardino by identifying Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, in advance.



But so long as those in charge are more concerned about offending Muslims than they are about defending against terrorism, Western nations will be more vulnerable than they should be.



In Canada two weeks ago, at just about the same time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was beamingly greeting the first planeload of Syrian refugees to Canada, customs officials in Toronto were giving the third degree to American author, Robert Spencer.



Spencer, who operates a website called jihadwatch.org., is a harsh critic of radical Islam.



He has written 14 books on terrorism and radicalization, including two New York Times bestsellers.



But when he tried to come to Canada for a speaking engagement organized by the Jewish Defence League, Spencer was grilled for three hours at Pearson International airport and his luggage searched for hate literature.



Noted author held up for his views while refugees (whose views we don't know) are welcomed like heroes.



That's PC trumping Western democratic values for sure.  

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[Bricktop]

It is a common phenomena that The Bureaucracy attracts leftist leaning progressives. One estimate here in Oz claimed that 90% of public servants voted to the left.



That's hardly surprising, given that the Left supports Big Government...or put another way, more jobs for public servants.



Public service also attracts the less intellectual, the less entreprenuerial, the less creative and the less forward thinking. They thrive when there are lots of rules, and no leeway. Their narrow mindedness, coupled with their left leaning attitude toward all things, renders them a major stumbling block to dealing with not only terrorism, but crime in general.



The biggest problem, however, is that the bureaucracy, which is in theory a PUBLIC service, is as disconnected from the community as is most governments. They deal in noble theory, and rigid dogma. Only totalitarian communities operate in that way.



In my view, the bureaucracy should be substantially dismantled. Private industry is more than capable of carrying out most of the public services we demand, at a lower cost with higher efficiency, and without the political bias.

[RW]

It is a common phenomena that The Bureaucracy attracts leftist leaning progressives. One estimate here in Oz claimed that 90% of public servants voted to the left.



That's hardly surprising, given that the Left supports Big Government...or put another way, more jobs for public servants.



Public service also attracts the less intellectual, the less entreprenuerial, the less creative and the less forward thinking. They thrive when there are lots of rules, and no leeway. Their narrow mindedness, coupled with their left leaning attitude toward all things, renders them a major stumbling block to dealing with not only terrorism, but crime in general.



The biggest problem, however, is that the bureaucracy, which is in theory a PUBLIC service, is as disconnected from the community as is most governments. They deal in noble theory, and rigid dogma. Only totalitarian communities operate in that way.



In my view, the bureaucracy should be substantially dismantled. Private industry is more than capable of carrying out most of the public services we demand, at a lower cost with higher efficiency, and without the political bias.

Where do you get your "facts" from when you say shit like "less intellectual, the less entreprenuerial, the less creative and the less forward thinking"?

[Anonymous]

It is a common phenomena that The Bureaucracy attracts leftist leaning progressives. One estimate here in Oz claimed that 90% of public servants voted to the left.



That's hardly surprising, given that the Left supports Big Government...or put another way, more jobs for public servants.



Public service also attracts the less intellectual, the less entreprenuerial, the less creative and the less forward thinking. They thrive when there are lots of rules, and no leeway. Their narrow mindedness, coupled with their left leaning attitude toward all things, renders them a major stumbling block to dealing with not only terrorism, but crime in general.



The biggest problem, however, is that the bureaucracy, which is in theory a PUBLIC service, is as disconnected from the community as is most governments. They deal in noble theory, and rigid dogma. Only totalitarian communities operate in that way.



In my view, the bureaucracy should be substantially dismantled. Private industry is more than capable of carrying out most of the public services we demand, at a lower cost with higher efficiency, and without the political bias.

Same shit here. There are also a lot less healthy than their private sector counterparts. Might have something to do with all those paid sick daze.

[RW]

Oh I wouldn't say that Shen.

[Anonymous]

It is a common phenomena that The Bureaucracy attracts leftist leaning progressives. One estimate here in Oz claimed that 90% of public servants voted to the left.



That's hardly surprising, given that the Left supports Big Government...or put another way, more jobs for public servants.



Public service also attracts the less intellectual, the less entreprenuerial, the less creative and the less forward thinking. They thrive when there are lots of rules, and no leeway. Their narrow mindedness, coupled with their left leaning attitude toward all things, renders them a major stumbling block to dealing with not only terrorism, but crime in general.



The biggest problem, however, is that the bureaucracy, which is in theory a PUBLIC service, is as disconnected from the community as is most governments. They deal in noble theory, and rigid dogma. Only totalitarian communities operate in that way.



In my view, the bureaucracy should be substantially dismantled. Private industry is more than capable of carrying out most of the public services we demand, at a lower cost with higher efficiency, and without the political bias.

Same shit here. There are also a lot less healthy than their private sector counterparts. Might have something to do with all those paid sick daze.

I believe it's more generous for federal civil servants than for us.

[Anonymous]

It is a common phenomena that The Bureaucracy attracts leftist leaning progressives. One estimate here in Oz claimed that 90% of public servants voted to the left.



That's hardly surprising, given that the Left supports Big Government...or put another way, more jobs for public servants.



Public service also attracts the less intellectual, the less entreprenuerial, the less creative and the less forward thinking. They thrive when there are lots of rules, and no leeway. Their narrow mindedness, coupled with their left leaning attitude toward all things, renders them a major stumbling block to dealing with not only terrorism, but crime in general.



The biggest problem, however, is that the bureaucracy, which is in theory a PUBLIC service, is as disconnected from the community as is most governments. They deal in noble theory, and rigid dogma. Only totalitarian communities operate in that way.



In my view, the bureaucracy should be substantially dismantled. Private industry is more than capable of carrying out most of the public services we demand, at a lower cost with higher efficiency, and without the political bias.

Same shit here. There are also a lot less healthy than their private sector counterparts. Might have something to do with all those paid sick daze.

I believe it's more generous for federal civil servants than for us.

It prolly is, but you guys are not sharing in the pain the rest of the province is feeling.

[Bricktop]

It is a common phenomena that The Bureaucracy attracts leftist leaning progressives. One estimate here in Oz claimed that 90% of public servants voted to the left.



That's hardly surprising, given that the Left supports Big Government...or put another way, more jobs for public servants.



Public service also attracts the less intellectual, the less entreprenuerial, the less creative and the less forward thinking. They thrive when there are lots of rules, and no leeway. Their narrow mindedness, coupled with their left leaning attitude toward all things, renders them a major stumbling block to dealing with not only terrorism, but crime in general.



The biggest problem, however, is that the bureaucracy, which is in theory a PUBLIC service, is as disconnected from the community as is most governments. They deal in noble theory, and rigid dogma. Only totalitarian communities operate in that way.



In my view, the bureaucracy should be substantially dismantled. Private industry is more than capable of carrying out most of the public services we demand, at a lower cost with higher efficiency, and without the political bias.

Where do you get your "facts" from when you say shit like "less intellectual, the less entreprenuerial, the less creative and the less forward thinking"?

Its called E X P E R I E N C E, dear.



You can't buy it. You have to earn it.

[RW]

So it's merely your limited perception.



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[Bricktop]

No, its direct and personal experience from my time as a senior exec in the Federal public service.

[Anonymous]

So it's merely your limited perception.



/dev/null/

Not about the fed snivel serpent sick daze. I remember reading that.

[RW]

No, its direct and personal experience from my time as a senior exec in the Federal public service.

There are many levels to public service including provincial/state and municipal.  You've worked in one, probably only one department as well in one country and you think you are some expert on "public service"?  Bitch please.



If you want to talk about the fostering of innovation born out of the public sector (US), see DARPA for details.

[RW]

So it's merely your limited perception.



/dev/null/

Not about the fed snivel serpent sick daze. I remember reading that.

Yes, they have paid sick days.  Get over it.

[Bricktop]

No, its direct and personal experience from my time as a senior exec in the Federal public service.

There are many levels to public service including provincial/state and municipal.  You've worked in one, probably only one department as well in one country and you think you are some expert on "public service"?  Bitch please.



If you want to talk about the fostering of innovation born out of the public sector (US), see DARPA for details.

DARPA is a MILITARY research centre!!!!



 ac_toofunny

[RW]

No, its direct and personal experience from my time as a senior exec in the Federal public service.

There are many levels to public service including provincial/state and municipal.  You've worked in one, probably only one department as well in one country and you think you are some expert on "public service"?  Bitch please.



If you want to talk about the fostering of innovation born out of the public sector (US), see DARPA for details.

DARPA is a MILITARY research centre!!!!



 ac_toofunny

It's an agency of the Department of Defense, which is what?  A governmental department, you say?  Which is what?  Part of the public sector?  GASP!  



Let me guess - you worked there too.



 ac_lmfao