The paralysis of political correctness

From Dr. Sanity:

The Houston Chronicle headline reads, "Report slams FBI over Fort Hood attack: Massacre was preventable, senators say."

Well, duh.

Everyone is aware of the fact that hindsight is 20/20, but in the case of Major Hasan and all the red flags he hoisted prior to his murderous rampage in the name of Islam, foresight should have been 20/20.

Why wasn't it? The short and simple answer is Political Correctness (one of the four pillars in the socialist revival I've been writing about for years):

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The sad reality is that political correctness along with the scourge of leftist multiculturalism are the handmaidens of terrorism. Remember a short time ago when NPR firedJuan Williams?

The Williams firing was a yet another example of the alliance between the political left and the Islamists who want to destroy this country.

The key William's quote (and insight from someone with moderate political views) that led to his firing was this: "I think, look, political correctness can lead to some kind of paralysis where you don’t address reality."

He was speaking of the left's dismissal of Islam as a problem.

Cliff May wrote on Williams' firing at the time: "...at NPR most people favor engagement with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — but not with Bill O’Reilly."

When it comes to political correctness and multiculturalism, the aversion to reality is a fairly standard--if not mandatory--practice. That's why Hasan's obvious radicalization and descent into jihad could easily be overlooked and whitewashed by his superiors, who were more concerned with not being labelled as racist or non-PC troglodytes, than they were for doing their job.

In the minds of those brainwashed by PC, Hasan was simply a representative of a "diverse" viewpoint. Good for him! And, how tolerant of us!!

The moral and intellectual bankruptcy of the politically correct and multiculturally sensitive left becomes more obvious on a daily basis. Just yesterday, David Cameron pronounced the failure of "State" multiculturalism, which has been an utter disaster wherever the left has forced its implementation.