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| Thread ID: 139819 | 2015-07-03 03:52:00 | Political Correctness - the History | Zippity (58) | PC World Chat |
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| 1404058 | 2015-07-03 03:52:00 | I received this today from a friend in the USA: For the last six odd years, almost all of the things I wanted to write or say, have been stymied by that modern term referred to as ‘POLITICAL CORRECTNESS’.. Although I consider myself reasonably fluent in English, that term was not in my vocabulary. Curiosity got the better of me so I decided to do a little research, and after two weeks of chasing fruitless leads, I found what I’d been looking for at the Truman Library and Museum in Independence Missouri. An unnamed source there sent me copies of four telegrams between then-President Harry Truman and Gen Douglas MacArthur on the day before the actual signing of the WW2 Surrender Agreement in September 1945.. The contents of those four telegrams below are exactly as received at the end of the war - not a word has been added or deleted! (1) Tokyo,Japan 0800-September 1,1945 To: President Harry S Truman From: General D A MacArthur Tomorrow we meet with those yellow-bellied bastards and sign the Surrender Documents, any last minute instructions? (2) Washington, D C 1300-September 1, 1945 To: D A MacArthur From: H S Truman Congratulations, job well done, but you must tone down your obvious dislike of the Japanese when discussing the terms of the surrender with the press, because some of your remarks are fundamentally not politically correct! (3) Tokyo, Japan 1630-September 1, 1945 To: H S Truman From: D A MacArthur and C H Nimitz Wilco Sir, but both Chester and I are somewhat confused, exactly what does the term politically correct mean? (4) Washington, D C 2120-September 1, 1945 To: D A MacArthur/C H Nimitz From: H S Truman Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of **** by the clean end! Now, with special thanks to the Truman Museum and Harry himself, you and I finally have a full understanding of what ‘POLITICAL CORRECTNESS’ really means..... |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 1404059 | 2015-07-03 04:16:00 | tl;dr politically correctness matters not bigotry on the other hand is to be admonished unless one is making a point for others to ponder. |
Mirddes (10) | ||
| 1404060 | 2015-07-03 04:46:00 | The term Political Correctness is wrong to start with, :p as many comedians say, if its political its not correct. (polite Version) As for the actual post, if it was posted as a joke then yep its OK :) , but if posted as fact - Do your homework :p Its a total hoax email that's been going round. This story has been circulating on the Internet since 2007 and has been traced to students at Texas A&M.If true, you would expect that it would have surfaced long ago. There is no official evidence of any of these telegrams. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1404061 | 2015-07-03 04:55:00 | I had a funny feeling that it might have been krap. Normally I check with Snopes. This time I didn't :( |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 1404062 | 2015-07-03 05:29:00 | snopes? | Mirddes (10) | ||
| 1404063 | 2015-07-03 05:32:00 | Google it. | Richard (739) | ||
| 1404064 | 2015-07-03 05:37:00 | snopes? Aha! If you are unaware of Snopes (a website that debunks urban myths and other tall stories) that would explain your lack of tact, common sense, and overall gullibility. Go forth young Mirddes, look, learn, mature, and return whence you came, a finer and better human being. Cheers Billy 8-{) :rolleyes: |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1404065 | 2015-07-03 06:02:00 | Having just come back from Hawaii a few weeks ago I could understand the flow of speech. We visited Pearl Harbour to see the memorials and learn about what happened. The Day Of Infamy (7th December 1941) would have soured any normal persons attitude towards the Japanese. It may be an urban myth but I like to think that something like #1 was said! Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1404066 | 2015-07-03 06:07:00 | snopes? http://www.snopes.com/ and www.snopes.com Bookmark it :) |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 1404067 | 2015-07-03 22:49:00 | http://www.snopes.com/ and www.snopes.com Bookmark it :) not good enough, where is the Atlantis \ lost civilizations \ suppressed prehistory section WHERE IS IT I TELLZ YOU |
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