Political Correctness In America

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For centuries, America has been considered the greatest nation in terms of the true freedom that its citizens enjoy in all areas of life. There is, however, a major stumbling block that has reared its ugly head within the last few years of our nation’s life. This stumbling block America is facing today is the issue of “political correctness,” which is the avoidance of any action or verbal expression that is thought to exclude, marginalize, or insult individuals of stereotypically “disadvantaged” people groups. This belief, seemingly enforced strictly by liberals, is plaguing and infecting the minds of this generation, and is ultimately contributing to the complete collapse of the “American dream.” The issue of “political correctness” is one that should be addressed, as it is a hot topic of the current presidential election, and an issue that will affect the future of our nation for generations to come.
This issue is more than just the simple avoidance of any and all offensive conduct or speech. It is, in actuality, an attack on truth. The minds of our country’s children are being warped and distorted into believing that they must sacrifice the truth in order to avoid confrontation with any and all people. One area we are seeing
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I think that we definitely should heed Adams’ advice when it comes to obliterating the Leftist agenda behind political correctness, beginning with acknowledging that the American Dream cannot continue to exist or flourish with this ideology becoming so popular in America. We must stand together. We must fight, even if for no other reason than to ensure, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that our forefather’s dream for our nation remains in

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