> On Jul 25, 2011, at 2:04 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
> > On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:55:06 -0500
> > Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> The phrase is, "I know it's not pc, but..." It doesn't matter what
> >> follows it. Anyone who writes or speaks this phrase is an enemy of left
> >> activity in the U.S.
> >
> > This seems a bit sweeping. One would like to hear the reasoning
> > in a bit more detail.
> Ironic since it is the very refusal to reason that makes the phrase
> problematic. To me, the phrase represents the following argument:
[extensive exegesis omitted]
I'm starting to evolve a notion that it's a bad idea to be anti-anti-anything. Particularly if it's going to produce severe somatic reactions like Carrol's -- Benadryl might help -- or broad-brush characterizations like ravi's.