{"id":1957,"date":"2015-07-08T11:56:12","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T15:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/?p=1957"},"modified":"2015-07-08T11:59:15","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T15:59:15","slug":"political-correctness-has-gone-too-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/1957","title":{"rendered":"Political correctness has gone too far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.apisanet.com\/nnh-content\/uploads\/po\/political-correctness-and-repressive-tolerance.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.apisanet.com\/nnh-content\/uploads\/po\/political-correctness-and-repressive-tolerance.jpg?resize=850%2C400\" alt=\"I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Voltaire via izquotes.com\" width=\"850\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;ve been bashed pretty harshly about my stance on having the <a href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/1912\">confederate flag<\/a> (the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia) removed from governmental agencies. The only flags that should fly from governmental agencies are the National Ensign, the State&#8217;s flag, and an agency flag if appropriate. No other flags, period.<\/p>\n<p>I stand by my belief that the flag in question has been hi-jacked by people of ill-will; and has no place on government installations. For some reason, I need to clarify that I am discussing flags; not monuments. I see no value in erasing our national history by removing monuments to those who have gone before. Where will it stop?<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;political correctness&#8221; backlash of recent events, including those in Charleston are too much. \u00a0I agree with our governor with the removal of the battle flag from license plates. \u00a0The Son&#8217;s of the Confederacy should use the \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America\" target=\"_blank\">CSA&#8217;s national ensign<\/a>; not a military unit&#8217;s colors (flag). \u00a0Removing the flag from governmental agencies is the right thing to do, since those governmental agencies are funded by taxes collected from all citizens.<\/p>\n<p>I am offended by somethings, I&#8217;m just that way. What matters is not that I have been offended, but the fact that their rights have not violated my quest for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What impact does the show &#8220;Dukes of Hazard&#8221; have on individual rights? None, if you don&#8217;t like it &#8211; don&#8217;t watch it.<\/li>\n<li>What impact does the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/dd012d2d2c83f76f6cfdc595e9de5bb49fcdd007\/c=367-0-2802-1831&amp;r=x383&amp;c=540x380\/local\/-\/media\/2015\/06\/26\/USATODAY\/USATODAY\/635709528004437554-AFP-542062444-74106954.JPG\" target=\"_blank\">white house lighted in rainbow colors<\/a> have on my rights? \u00a0None, I didn&#8217;t like it\u00a0and thought it in extremely poor taste.<\/li>\n<li>What impact does a monument have on my individual rights? \u00a0None, I choose not to visit it. \u00a0But monuments are a piece of our history, whether you agree with them or not; they are historical in nature and are not used to advance a cause (think KKK and the battle flag, Nazi flag&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>What impact does a flag flying over a government institution have on my individual rights? \u00a0The flag itself, none. \u00a0The fact that a government agency has given it&#8217;s\u00a0quasi endorsement; and as a tax payer &#8211; that has an affect on my pursuit of happiness as a citizen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Things must be taken in context. There are proud southerners for whom the flag is representative of their heritage \u00a0(I personally believe that a more appropriate symbol would be the CSA national ensign) &#8211; and that shouldn&#8217;t be taken away nor banned. Each individual has the freedom to express themselves. \u00a0If you remove parts of history that are offensive to one &#8211; you must do so for all. \u00a0Look at what happened with the 10 Commandments, it is no different in my book. \u00a0I disagree with the removal of the 10 Commandments based upon the context of what they are representing &#8211; common rules of morality and treatment of your fellow man.<\/p>\n<p>The sheer nature of our quaint little country as a melting pot dictates that all people cannot be pleased all the time. \u00a0We are built on compromise with one another and play well in the sandbox together. \u00a0Together we will stand, divided we will fall. \u00a0So, unless something violates your rights, or the rights of others; it should be tolerated. \u00a0We all have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/citizenship\/learners\/citizenship-rights-and-responsibilities\" target=\"_blank\">rights and responsibilities as citizens<\/a> of this great land. I would like to reiterate those rights and responsibilities, some of which include&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As a citizen, you have RIGHTs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Freedom to express yourself.<\/li>\n<li>Freedom to worship as you wish.<\/li>\n<li>Right to a prompt, fair trial by jury [<a href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/1949\" target=\"_blank\">click here for my article on Jury duty<\/a>].<\/li>\n<li>Right to <a href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/67\" target=\"_blank\">vote<\/a> in elections for public officials.<\/li>\n<li>Freedom to pursue &#8220;life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also as a citizen, you have RESPONSIBILITIES:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support and defend the Constitution.<\/li>\n<li>Stay informed of the issues affecting your community.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in the democratic process [i.e. vote!].<\/li>\n<li>Respect and obey federal, state, and local laws.<\/li>\n<li>Respect the rights, beliefs, and opinions of others. [I think a good many people have forgotten this one!].<\/li>\n<li>Participate in your local community.<\/li>\n<li>Serve on a jury when called upon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also available on the US Citizenship and Immigration Services website is a link to the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/USCIS\/Office%20of%20Citizenship\/Citizenship%20Resource%20Center%20Site\/Publications\/M-76.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Citizen&#8217;s Almanac<\/a>&#8221; which I encourage you to download, it&#8217;s free. \u00a0Let&#8217;s be done with all this touchy &#8211; touchy, feely &#8211; feely political correctness. \u00a0It&#8217;s OK to disagree, to have differences of opinion. \u00a0It&#8217;s OK not to like someone. \u00a0It&#8217;s all OK as long as what you do does not interfere with my rights &#8211; or as long as what I do, does not interfere with your rights. \u00a0Once you violate another&#8217;s rights; you have gone too far.<\/p>\n<p>What say you? \u00a0Have I waffled on my previous position? \u00a0I don&#8217;t think I have. \u00a0I am still convinced the battle flag should be in museums, historical events, and flown by private citizens only &#8211; it has no place with our national flag. Am I wrong, prove it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been bashed pretty harshly about my stance on having the confederate flag (the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia) removed from governmental agencies. The only flags that should fly from governmental agencies are the National Ensign, the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/1957\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[49,8,4,16],"tags":[50,80,103,82,93],"class_list":["post-1957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aom","category-life","category-politics","category-rants-raves","tag-america","tag-duty","tag-politics","tag-rights","tag-us-constitution"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2555,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/2555","url_meta":{"origin":1957,"position":0},"title":"Rest in Peace Swift","author":"DR D","date":"October 10, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"On October 1, 2016 the HSV-2 Swift, a proof of concept ship, was severely damaged in a missile attack off the coast of Mokha, Yemen. \u00a0A friend of mine served on her while the ship was under the\u00a0US Navy. \u00a0He said she was a fine ship and a delight to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Life&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Life","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/life"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15097,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/15097","url_meta":{"origin":1957,"position":1},"title":"Who\u2019s Responsible for the Political Violence??","author":"DR D","date":"September 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Strap in boys and girls, this is gonna be a long one!\u00a0 For the past few days, ok, the last week or so, I\u2019ve been in heavy discussion with my cat on the issue of free speech, or, in my opinion, the slippery slope of its erosion.\u00a0 I am of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/category\/politics"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Constitution, I read it for the Articles","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140812_130401-e1758501508584.jpg?fit=700%2C475&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140812_130401-e1758501508584.jpg?fit=700%2C475&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140812_130401-e1758501508584.jpg?fit=700%2C475&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140812_130401-e1758501508584.jpg?fit=700%2C475&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15061,"url":"https:\/\/dansdigitaldive.com\/web\/archives\/15061","url_meta":{"origin":1957,"position":2},"title":"In-Decision 2024 \u2013 Presidential Election 2024","author":"DR D","date":"October 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, my cat was telling me to start writing again.\u00a0 So, to shut him up; I\u2019m stealing the name of a segment from the \u201cDaily Show,\u201d as I\u2019m sure you\u2019re aware, it sums up this year\u2019s election cycle quite nicely. 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