Regrettably, in our ubiquitous politically correct climate, horse sense and reality have readily been sacrificed for nonsense and fantasy. We are often saddled with political correctness even as we laugh at it; worst has become least best; a convicted criminal is now merely an unsavory character who is morally or ethically challenged; a bum is no longer a bum, but a displaced homeowner; and an illegal immigrant is actually an undocumented migrant - all of this, though humorous when taken lightly, is akin to calling a gang a youth group or a rapist an unwanted suitor. However, what this, in actual fact, does is marginalize rational thought and further minimize one's responsibility for one's own actions. This type of thinking is beyond utter ignorance, it is dangerous.

Above, the word 'fantasy' was specifically chosen, rather than the politically correct term of 'idealism', due to the self-evident fact that there is absolutely nothing ideal about creating a faux reality - in fact it is counterproductive and can be dangerous. Counterproductive for the reason that one cannot effectively deal with a situation unless he is able to see it for what it is and, if not, the consequences are often dire. Exemplars of both can be found in the waning stages of World War II.

President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill were able to see Hitler for who he was and hence they were able to effectively neutralize that threat - one is compelled to note that millions of lives could have been saved had many more opened their eyes to the Nazi threat earlier. Yet, even these seemingly sagacious men fell prey to their own idealism when they fallaciously hoped to find a democratic partner in Marshall Stalin. Ironically, neither truly trusted Stalin (1) and yet they handed him Eastern Europe simply because they were blinded by their hope and, for all intents and purposes, deceived themselves into not seeing Stalin for who he was. The wages of their faux fantasy was the virtual incarceration of Eastern Europe whose suffering is immeasurable - more recently; many have also suffered as a result of terrorism.

After the horrific July 7th bombing in London, the BBC used the phrase "misguided criminals" to describe the terrorists (2). GLM (Global Language Monitor ) president Paul Payack said that "the BBC attempt to strip away all emotion by using what it considers 'neutral' descriptions when describing those who carried out the bombings in the London tubes." By not labeling terrorists for what they are - a gang of murderous, Godless, animals - it facilitates further terrorism by deceptively spinning their murderous abominations as acts of freedom fighters or anger. By perpetuating this lie, we allow the masses to be further beguiled by the ridiculous overtures of the sagaciously challenged - also known as left-wing liberals. In order to survive and win, we must be able to accept the true face of terrorism. Sun Tzu, once noted in his Art of War; "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." Which one are we?

In essence, how can law and order be maintained when criminals are either misguided or displaced; how can we teach our own children how to think - not what to think - when we allow our own minds to feed on cerebral corpulence; how can we look toward a future when we cannot honestly face today. Political correctness has led us to an erroneous ideology that appeals to the masses solely because so many have been disarmed of rational thought by years of false dogma. Interminable misleading doctrines, over time, have led to bereavement. Hence, the wages of political correctness is death. Everyday the Great Experiment is further eroded by blind paupers who tell the masses only what they want to hear, not what actually is. None of us desire pain; nevertheless giving birth is painful, and yet we were all born. Similarly, none of us want war, but it is sometimes necessary to deliver freedom and ensure liberty for our posterity.