Political Correctness Strikes Again

[Guest 2HOW]

From the Department of Military Correctness

If Western civilization falls, one of the root causes will be political correctness. Sadly, even the Pentagon is now infected. Major Stephen Coughlin, a lawyer and reserve military intelligence officer, is the Pentagon’s sole specialist on Islamic law, providing senior military officers with information on Islamic jihad doctrine. Considering that we are in fact fighting jihadis, that’s not a bad idea. If you recall, one of the initial—and valid—criticisms of the U.S. military after we went on the offensive was that we knew little to nothing about the enemy we were fighting. Unfortunately, Major Coughlin’s contract with the military ends in March because he has hurt the PC sensibilities of a key aide to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. The name of that key aide? Why, it’s Commander Hesham Islam, an Egyptian-born Muslim. Commander Islam has confronted Major Coughlin and told him to “soften his views of Islamist extremism,†and the PC crowd at the Pentagon is willing to go along and throw Major Coughlin under the PC bus. No doubt the message will be received by others, who may now think twice before speaking the truth about Islam. So, Commander Islam (shudder) now dictates what our military leaders will hear about our jihadi enemies. Sheer stupidity

[Guest bkelm18]

Multiculturalism is just one of the many probable causes of this nations possible demise.

[Guest Halfpint]

Say what you will about Texas (be careful, I was born and raised in Houston...), it is the only state to maintain in its constitution and in its bid for entry into the United States the legal right to secede from the Union, uncontested by Congress. I might be off on some of the verbiage, but the main point is the same--Texas is the only state that can leave the U.S. without having to ask permission first.

If the U.S. ever starts on that particular downward spiral, I will definitely move back home without a second thought.

[Guest bkelm18]

Say what you will about Texas (be careful, I was born and raised in Houston...), it is the only state to maintain in its constitution and in its bid for entry into the United States the legal right to secede from the Union, uncontested by Congress. I might be off on some of the verbiage, but the main point is the same--Texas is the only state that can leave the U.S. without having to ask permission first.

If the U.S. ever starts on that particular downward spiral, I will definitely move back home without a second thought.

The Supreme Court has ruled, consequently in the case of Texas v. White, that no state has the right to secede without the permission of the other states and that the ordinances of secession, and all the acts of the legislatures within seceding states intended to give effect to such ordinances, were "absolutely null".

[Guest Halfpint]

Not cool. But thanks for the correction--would have been a good thing to keep in mind if it was still around, though.

[Guest bkelm18]

Not cool. But thanks for the correction--would have been a good thing to keep in mind if it was still around, though.

Now that doesn't mean a state can't still secede, it can, but whether or not the US Gov't would do anything about it would remain to be seen.

[Mike.357]

Multiculturalism is just one of the many probable causes of this nations possible demise.

I will go a bit further with this. The country has been in a steady decline since the 60's. What happened in the sixties? Prayer and corporal punishment was removed from the schools. There is where is started.

[Guest 2HOW]

Remember the "Conch Republic" http://www.conchrepublic.com/history.htm

[Guest bang-flash]

i believe the spiral was started in the early 20th century when the so called federal reserve was created. allowing a consortium of private banks to print money and hold the purse strings of a country was a mistake in my opinion.

the spiral gained speed when bush and the presidents of canada and mexico created the american union, effectively ending the united states as we new it.

[The Rabbi]

Actually the spiral started in the 1840s when we had large immigration from Europe. It intensified under Bush and the "neo-cons."

Oh, silly me. Most of the people here are descended from people who immigrated either then or later. And we all know what "neo con" is a code word for.

No, there is no death spiral. Things are substantially better now than they were in,say, the 1970s. We face problems different from past generations, mainly due to increased speed and lower cost of communication. I am in no position to know whether the Pentagon's one sole "expert" actually knows anything about "jihadi Islam". I would venture to say neither does anyone else here.

[Varmint]

I will go a bit further with this. The country has been in a steady decline since the 60's. What happened in the sixties? Prayer and corporal punishment was removed from the schools. There is where is started.

I don't know when prayer was stopped, but I can assure you, corporal punishment was "alive and kicking" here in the early 70's.

[Guest jackdog]

The federal reserve, the welfare programs, Social Security monies taken from the system used for other purposes ETC.ETC. Politicians that pander to minorities to get their votes, by promising more federal programs. Let's us not forget the IR f*#King S and their off shoot BATF (Criminals with badges). This is not the USA I grew up in.

[Guest jackdog]

Rabbi you keep insisting that things in the 70's were far worse then they are today. But you'll have to provide me with facts to back that up.

[The Rabbi]

Rabbi you keep insisting that things in the 70's were far worse then they are today. But you'll have to provide me with facts to back that up.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0MMu5_gDN4[/ame]

If you weren't there then you just cannot appreciate how awful it was. Is there anything remotely comparable to KC and teh Sunshine Band? No, I tell you. We live in a paradise by comparison.

[Guest jackdog]

Actually I was there after my last tour of Nam. How do bands or other crap compare with what is going on in America today. Need to come up with a better argument if you intend on saying the 70's were worse then our current state of affairs.

[saintsfanbrian]

Sorry, as long as there are tests you won't get prayer out of schools. Corporal punishment? Send em to private school. Most of them make you sign a waiver saying it is okay to spank/punish your kids. Where do I sign.

Decline of the western civilization? Political Correctness, you can't offend anyone. Well sir, I make it my duty to offend at least one person a day. If you aren't offended by something you aren't alive.

[The Rabbi]

Actually I was there after my last tour of Nam. How do bands or other crap compare with what is going on in America today. Need to come up with a better argument if you intend on saying the 70's were worse then our current state of affairs.

Well, let's start with the beginning of the decade. We had our butts handed to us in Vietnam. Our military had a reputation just above drug addict. In some cases no different. Our commitments to allies were all in doubt.

Then there was Watergate. It is hard to recall just how scandalous all that was. At one point there was nearly a show down between the executive and judicial branch. There were many fears of Nixon declaring martial law. They had more credibility than anything anyone says about Bush today.

Moving right along, there was Ford, not elected either vice president or president. His solution to growing inflation was to send out WIN buttons.

Ford got shellacked by Carter, a non-entitity in the next election. The Russians were kicking butt all over the world, signing up governments and expanding theirr influence. Inflation ran into the double digits and unemployment was probably close to double today's rate. Factories were closing left and right as the Japanese took aim at our manufacturing capacity (sound familiar?). Remember the "Misery Index"? Remember gasoline rationing? The meat protest?

So today we sit with an inflation rate about 4% and an unemployment rate about 5% and people complain. We are the sole superpower, with influence all over the world. Our military is the best in the business. We compete succesfully in many profitable areas around the globe.

Are you still going to argue that the 1970s were some salad days that we should yearn for??

[molonlabetn]

The better it gets, the more afraid we are of losing it.

[Mike.357]

Rabbi is right on with that last post. I was pretty politically active in the 70's and I remember Watergate and I remember Tricky Dick like it was yesterday. " I am not a crook" . In Cincy we did not have gas lines too bad but there were times where you had to drive past a station or two to get gas without a big wait. WIN buttons, LOL I had one, never wore it.

Your post hits the nail on the head. The 90's and current time is like a Golden Era compared to back then.

Disco ,lol In college i worked co-op at a disco. "Lighthouse Ltd." right next to the University of Cincinnati campus. That place hopped, packed every night of the week.

One the weekends there would be a line half way up the block to get in. Lots of hot girls though so there were benefits.

[saintsfanbrian]

The better it gets, the more afraid we are of losing it.

Unfortunately there aren't a whole lot of people willing to do anything to keep it this way or make it better. They want to b1tch and moan about it.

[Guest jackdog]

Rabbi, I think I will take a few days to respond to you post. I hope that is not your opinion on Viet Nam vets. Hell I really liked baby killer more than drug addict. I served three tours in nam all up north around the DMZ. There was little or no drug use in my theater of operation. I find your first sentence to be an insult to me and the others who served in that area of combat. Your comment about a better military today is also not something I agree with. Todays military Is far better equipped, but to a man I doubt that they are any better fighters than what our government wasted in viet nam.

I speak from first hand knowledge when it comes to Viet Nam, Do You? Have you ever been in a theater of combat? Just wondering.

[The Rabbi]

I am sorry but your personal experience doesn't trump overall reality. Do you think we did not get our butts kicked in Vietnam? I do not mean the battles waged but the overall war. If you think we actually won then there is no point continuing the discussion.

Do you think there was not massive drug use by U.S. troops both in Vietnam and immediately afterwards? If so then there is no further discussion possible.

I'll leave it to someone else with more time to discuss the relative merits of an all-volunteer force vs. reluctant conscripts. I'll also leave it to someone else to point out that we havent seen too many William Calleys in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Guest jackdog]

Never said we won the war Rabbi, Nor did I say that there were not drugs in Viet NAM. Do you have stats that show that the majority of combat troops in Nam Were using drugs? Let's see Them. If things are so damn peachy today why is the suicide rate in the arm forces higher than it has ever been. That info was released by the pentagon earlier this week. I speak from experience ,from where do you speak my friend.

[Guest TNDixieGirl]

Corporal Punishment is still alive and well in the school system my son attends.

[The Rabbi]

Never said we won the war Rabbi, Nor did I say that there were not drugs in Viet NAM. Do you have stats that show that the majority of combat troops in Nam Were using drugs? Let's see Them. If things are so damn peachy today why is the suicide rate in the arm forces higher than it has ever been. That info was released by the pentagon earlier this week. I speak from experience ,from where do you speak my friend.

Please show me where I said anything like what you allege. I didn't and couldn't have.

I didnt realize you have experience with members of the armed forces committing suicide. I havent read this thoroughly so cannot comment on it. I will say that is not a proxy for the ability of our troops.