Liberalism and Political Correctness
Introduction
Liberalism is an ideology the surrounds itself on the idea that individuals are rational and “based on a belief in the inherent dignity and worth of each individual” (Mintz, Close, & Croci,2013, p.54) emphasizes the valuation of individual freedom (Mintz et al., 2013, p.54). Liberalism is about the liberty individuals have to use reason when trying to peruse their interests, and most importantly the responsibility individuals should take for their own lives (Mintz et al., 2013, p.54). Thus, liberalism is closely associated with limited government (Badger, 2011), one that is established for “the protection of life, liberty, and property” (Mintz et al., 2013, p.56). Thus, concerning the …show more content…
Thus, political correctness represses our liberty of freedom of speech and represses our growth in society. “Liberty does not simply allow individuals to satisfy their desires; rather it is necessary for the development of each individual’s capabilities: Developing one’s perceptions, judgments, discriminative feeling, mental activity, and even moral preferences are only exercised in making a choice (Mill, 1859/1912)” (Mintz et al., 2013, p.55). For example, when people are allowed to talk freely without any restrictions or any worries of political correctness, their true beliefs and ideas come out. This allows them to have the liberty to talk about: religion, politics, social dynamics, etc. This is beneficial to society as “the free competition and interplay of different ideas allow the more valid ideas to show their worth” (Mintz et al., 2013, p.55), thus, allowing truly great ideas to shine in society. When hateful and incorrect speech is said in society, free speech allows others to attempt to debate and argue against it; this is so beneficial because it allows the holder of the hate speech to be told they’re wrong from a collective amount of people. Dr. Jordan Peterson also explains the negative consequences political correctness has towards free speech and society. Dr. Peterson explains that when there is hate speech, there is a collective of people trying to modify and improve it; an example he gives is that if someone is extremely politically incorrect about something like the Holocaust, you want them to say those ideas in public so “you can tell them they’re historically ignorant, and their views are unfounded and dangerous” (Peterson, 2016); therefore you don’t want to hide these false beliefs underground just because they’re not
Introduction
Liberalism is an ideology the surrounds itself on the idea that individuals are rational and “based on a belief in the inherent dignity and worth of each individual” (Mintz, Close, & Croci,2013, p.54) emphasizes the valuation of individual freedom (Mintz et al., 2013, p.54). Liberalism is about the liberty individuals have to use reason when trying to peruse their interests, and most importantly the responsibility individuals should take for their own lives (Mintz et al., 2013, p.54). Thus, liberalism is closely associated with limited government (Badger, 2011), one that is established for “the protection of life, liberty, and property” (Mintz et al., 2013, p.56). Thus, concerning the …show more content…
Thus, political correctness represses our liberty of freedom of speech and represses our growth in society. “Liberty does not simply allow individuals to satisfy their desires; rather it is necessary for the development of each individual’s capabilities: Developing one’s perceptions, judgments, discriminative feeling, mental activity, and even moral preferences are only exercised in making a choice (Mill, 1859/1912)” (Mintz et al., 2013, p.55). For example, when people are allowed to talk freely without any restrictions or any worries of political correctness, their true beliefs and ideas come out. This allows them to have the liberty to talk about: religion, politics, social dynamics, etc. This is beneficial to society as “the free competition and interplay of different ideas allow the more valid ideas to show their worth” (Mintz et al., 2013, p.55), thus, allowing truly great ideas to shine in society. When hateful and incorrect speech is said in society, free speech allows others to attempt to debate and argue against it; this is so beneficial because it allows the holder of the hate speech to be told they’re wrong from a collective amount of people. Dr. Jordan Peterson also explains the negative consequences political correctness has towards free speech and society. Dr. Peterson explains that when there is hate speech, there is a collective of people trying to modify and improve it; an example he gives is that if someone is extremely politically incorrect about something like the Holocaust, you want them to say those ideas in public so “you can tell them they’re historically ignorant, and their views are unfounded and dangerous” (Peterson, 2016); therefore you don’t want to hide these false beliefs underground just because they’re not