Who are the politically correct police and what is their goal?

Who really sets the political social agenda for the United States? Who sets the criteria for someone to be labeled a bigot or racist? Who defines what hate speech is and identifies those who use it? Who establishes the criteria for being a “white supremacist” and who has the authority to label someone as one? Why is it all right for one African-American to call another African-American the “N” word but no other race can use that word? Just what groups can set the “politically correct” (PC) standards for all Americans?

The short answer is that PC police have set themselves up as the sole authority as to how Americans should think and act toward others. Those who oppose their views are quickly labeled as racist, sexist, homophobic, lslamophobic or some other phobic label. We Americans are allowing the minority to control our thoughts and actions because they intimidate us. We are so afraid of being singled out and publicly chastised that we don’t stand up to it. The PC police rule through social intimidation.

We Americans spend the bulk of our time and other scant resources dealing with these somewhat minor social problems, but Lord knows we have a whole host of major problems that need to be dealt with such as:

1. North Korea and Iranian nuclear threat.

2. Islamic terrorism.

3. Arms race with China and Russia.

4. Almost $20 million in national debt.

5. Slow economic growth stymied by outdated tax code.

6. Broken education system.

7. Burgeoning welfare budget coupled with severe decline in work ethic.

8. Crumbling national infrastructure.

9. Broken immigration system and porous borders.

10. Political disunity and severe decline in individual and group patriotism.

I could identify far more major problems we Americans face, but as long as we allow the PC police to set the agenda we will never truly solve them.

Just who are the PC police? Well, if you look at any revolution you will find that its roots are firmly set in the country’s liberal institutions such as universities, press, leftist political organizations and parties and the so called “elitists.” I cannot give you the names of all the PC police, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out they are liberals with an agenda. The most radical and dangerous PC police are the faculty members of our liberal colleges and universities as they brainwash and poison the minds of our youth with their socialistic beliefs and vision of a utopian world order rather than provide them with a quality education as they are paid to do. Most journalists are graduates of liberal colleges so their writings are slanted to reflect their leftist biases. The civil rights movement — with people like Al Sharpton, Maxine Waters, Jesse Jackson and others — can intimidate white politicians and business leaders by holding the double-bladed ax of bigotry and racism over their head. In the current environment, being a racist is on a par with being a rapist.

If you mention the shootings in Chicago and other major cities and call attention to the fact that over 70 percent of the shootings are by African-Americans on their own race, you are labeled as a bigot or racist. The press don’t publish much about these shootings and killings of blacks. Apparently they are not newsworthy. If you are against illegal aliens (they are not immigrants) or against bringing in immigrants from Muslim countries with large terrorist populations you are engaging in hate speech and you are labeled as anti-Hispanic or as Islamophobic. The PC police believe America owes the black community because their ancestors were slaves. Granted the slaves had a hard life. But their children and grandchildren and the current generation have the same benefits as all other Americans. The majority of blacks in Africa today live in squalor and are still engaged in tribal warfare. I doubt that any American blacks would trade places with their distant relatives in Africa.

The biggest problem in the black community is the deterioration of the family. Less than 25 percent of the black children have a father in the home. The liberals have aided and abetted the decline of the family unit by introducing a welfare system that rewards single mothers and increases payments based on the number of children. Generation after generation are caught up in the welfare trap, and the liberals like it as they have a reliable voting bloc.

Donald Trump was elected because the white working class believe they have been disenfranchised and they are sick and tired of sitting “in the back of the bus.” Now the liberal left wishes to quell this white rebellion by undermining the Trump administration and causing it to fail. The objective of the left, which is still under the leadership of ex-President Obama, is to change the United States into a part of the world global socialist community. Never mind that all pure socialist states have failed. The liberals still ignore the lessons of the Soviet Union and Venezuela and still push their vision of a worldwide dictatorial socialist order.

I for one am not content to stand by and allow this liberal inquisition to continue and ultimately destroy our great nation and way of life. I encourage all who share my views to get on your elected officials and tell them what you feel and believe. The liberals are constantly pressuring their representatives. Remember the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Also I encourage you to join patriotic organizations and join with like-minded people to apply political pressure. Our nation is worth fighting for. Please take a stand before it is too late. You owe it to your children and grandchildren.

Heller is a resident of Lakeside.