political correctness

Political correctness is far more than just silly, constipated speech codes. It is an entire moral outlook and cultural ethos -- namely, that of the political Left. Basically, a person or thing is considered 'politically correct' when it gives positive strokes to the Left's angelic, messianic self-conception. Lefties like to demonize anybody who dares to criticize them, but I decline to reciprocate. I don't think they are demons; I think they are all too human. They are "dodging the grim shadow of self-knowledge", fearing the unavoidable Loss of Innocence this would bring, and the frank acknowledgement that they too are part of the human slime-mold -- capable of foul behavior and bad judgement just like everybody else. It's time for them too get off their friggin' pedestal..... I could go on and on describing what political correctness is, but I'll content myself with the brief observation that what I've written here is 180 degrees opposite to it.