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a different version of the truth are subject to punishment. Lind puts its beginnings with Marx in the early 20th century and traces its development, which was not spontaneous or accidental, but quite deliberate, it seems.

Both cited authors discuss the ideological aspects of PC, the thought control. It seems to me, strictly from personal observation, that in addition to accepting the "truthiness" (thank you, Stephen Colbert) of the official ideology in our speech and studies, it extends farther into our lives and contributes to the chaos of our current society.

For example, if you accept the word of the experts' and abide by the law, you will not punish your children in any significant way, not in a way that will teach them that there are consequences to their actions. I learned right from wrong because my mother punished me the old fashioned way, long before there was any local awareness of PC. I hated it, but it did me no lasting damage. Rather, it taught me that there were definitely consequences to be paid if I was dishonest, disrespectful, or stole something that didn't belong to me. If she had been limited to making me take a time out and sit on the couch for half an hour, I would have been up to my old tricks in no time.

When I went to school, people who didn't earn good grades weren't given good grades just so that they would feel good about themselves. You got to feel good about yourself when you accomplished something of value, like studying, learning, and passing tests on what you were supposed to have learned.

How do you raise a child who will become a responsible, caring, and resilient adult if merely existing in the world is all you have to do because PC will protect you from ever being told the truth about yourself? Will the real world think you're the most special person ever? Will you reap all the rewards of hard work if you don't produce anything? If you learn when you're in your 20s that everything you've been taught was a lie, and the world is definitely not your oyster, will you explode with rage? Go on a rampage with your automatic weapons to punish those who refuse to learn that you're a superior being and entitled to have whatever you want?

Touching of any kind is not politically correct. If a child falls down and skins a knee on the playground, a reassuring hug from a caring teacher can help dry the tears and make it better. I know. I had some very kind and caring teachers. My little friends and I used to skip around the playground holding

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