Political Correctness

In spite of the fact that most of the articles and quotes related to political correction refer to language, that is not the point at all. The problem with language is only that it sometimes produces ridiculous words or terms that are easy to make fun of, which obviously explain the overwhelming majority of the negative comments on the web. It is easy and appealing to invent a witty remark such as: "The object of political correctness is "to prepare a face to meet the faces that we meet."
The real point, however, its impact on the attitudes of people. It supports political positions which may be naive and misleading. Political correction normally appeals to the heart, rather than to reason or evidence. The most notable examples are those in support of populism and illegal immigration. It is interesting that most of the arguments related to racism could be better classified under the general heading of populism rather than as under a specific heading of racial issues. That, of course, results from the fact that racial issues have long been abolished as an abomination that modern society has execrated. Regarding political correctness, racial minorities have been treated, in most cases, as other nonprivileged segments of society. It is characteristic of populist behavior to treat racial problems as the result of historical oppression, placing racial minorities in equivalent standing as the third world populations that have been systematically drained of their potentialities by 'unfettered capitalism'. Right or wrong, these notes are based on this perception and will restrict the matter to populism and illegal immigration.

Political correctness is a cowardly concept. In essence, it suppresses rather than proposes anything.

The present immigration crisis is focussed on the tens of thousands of unfortunate people who risk their lives on a trip across the Mediterranean in the hope of a less inhumane life in Europe.  Life for the poor Africans, in their homeland, is simply unbearable. No wonder they prefer to take a risk that may cost the lives of their entire family. Some of them know that their perspective in Europe is not encouraging, but still better than no perspective at all.
Europe is now set to resolve the humanitarian problem. But the unasked question remains: a palliative is absolutely necessary at this moment