Political Correctness Gone?

[HDH]

I thought that once and for all the "PC" crapola was gone forever after the events of 9-11-01. But once again,I was wrong.

The Mission code name is now Enduring Freedom, Changed from Infinite Justice as so not to upset the Muslem's world wide.



How about "Enduring Ricepaper Walking".

Or "Enduring Political Correctness".

Doug.

 

[Chad Sheets]

The sad part of it is, that people had to complain more than likely for them to react so quickly and change the name. Hard to believe anyone could be thinking of hurt feelings after that, but someone had to cry.

 

[John Berger]

How about this take on matters

Using that name for the op could have been designed as a short term tactic. Use it, knowing the effect it will have, then take it away after it has had it's desired effect. Our leaders don't choose these words by accident. They had to know the effect this would cause. Look at the results: We look insensitive, it gets alot of press coverage; people talk about it and the impression that is conveyed is that we are all marching in different directions and are divided. Same situation with the apparent differing points of view between Colin Powell and Dubya on how we are going to execute this war. What Colin Powell did on the Sunday morning talk shows is no less than insubordination, yet he wasn't called to task for it. I think we're employing the judicious use of psy-op tactics upon the terrorists. There are just to many smart people in this administration for me to buy into the notion that these tactics are not deliberate. Someday we'll know for sure, but I'm betting on all of this being tactical in nature. Remember George Bush the 41st. While Desert Shield was underway, what did he do? He went out and played golf. The media got their ovaries all knotted up over it. They completely missed the point by saying he was out of touch and that he was insensitive to what that military buildup was going to do to troop morale. Look how wrong they were. Maybe I'm being too charitable here, but I don't think so. Our people aren't that dumb. Dumb like a fox, maybe, but not the kind of dumb that this is being made to look like.

 

[nps]

John,



Think you may be onto something. You have to deal with the media - that much was learned in Viet Nam.



But today's media is acutally ahead of the intelligence services in some areas. I remember the CNN shots from Baghdad and thought "talk about an early warning system - just put TVs at the AA sites and get the planes on the exit routes. " Sends shivers thinking that CNN may be aiding and abetting the enemy - but then again it is Jane and Ted we're talking about.



HOWEVER - since you can't get rid of them and the whole world now actually puts quite a bit of credibility in the reports they put out - we may as well turn it into a weapon.



You may have heard some of the reports speculating that the warnings about terrorist action earlier this summer were actually tests to see where the leaks were in their systems - well your theory could turn the table on that. Same goes for the reports on troop and ship movements. Eventually the enemy doesn't know what to believe.

 

[Bill Lins]

Yep- PC is back. A store in McAllen, TX was selling "bin Laden" pinatas. They pulled them off of the shelves after receiving complaints.

 

[HDH]

Originally posted by Bill Lins

Yep- PC is back. A store in McAllen, TX was selling "bin Laden" pinatas. They pulled them off of the shelves after receiving complaints.

I wonder who was complaining? A member of a "sleeper Cell"

 

[Max340]

PC definitely sucks, but I believe Berger makes an important point.



Renaming the mission puts it in front of the world to see that we are willing to be sensitive to other cultures.



Powell and Bush playing "good cop, bad cop" also makes sense.