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Mid 40's, professional, kick boxer with daft sense of humour and growing cynicism about the world we live in. Enjoys good health, great family life and has a half full approach rather than half empty.

Dislikes heavy and tense, prefers open and argumentative.

Believes in constructive destruction - my good idea in your hands can become a great one - provided you're open enough to look at it honestly and objectively.

Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Can democracy survive in a politically correct world?

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Political correctness is two words that define intolerance. Democracy allows individuals to express preference without, by and large, fear of retribution. The fact that the preference they express makes your blood boil should be more to do with your ability to tolerate opinion that digresses from yours than labelling it politically correct because it provides some justification for your indignation. But the truth - the honest truth - is we find more comfort labelling something than spending any real time trying to understand its reasoning. There are times when we all see or hear things tha...

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