In The Volokh Conspiracy article "Don't Take Too Much Comfort From Surveys Showing Widespread Opposition to "Political Correctness"" (http://reason.com/volokh/2018/10/13/dont-take-too-much-comfort-from-surveys) author Ilya Somin discusses "political correctness" and how it is affecting society today. According to a study done by Yascha Mounk and Robby Soave around 80% of Americans are not in favor of "political correctness". This goes across all ages and races, 82% of Asians and 87% believe political correctness is a problem according to the Mounk and Soave study. This is not just a race thing its a people thing, citizens want to be able to speak their mind without having someone harass them for saying something they believe.
Political correctness is something we need to get rid of in this country, as Americans we are entitled to freedom of speech and to speak our mind. I'm not saying that I condone people saying something racist or discriminatory, its just that when the government says people can't say certain things then that will stretch to citizens not being able to say bad things about the government and coulee lead to censorship. If the government mandates what we say then we will not be truly free and America will not be what it stands for, which is freedom.
My generation is being told not to say the things they truly feel because it might hurt someone's feelings. America was built on being free, and having the choice to do or say whatever you want and if we try to change that, America will no longer be what it was. Political correctness is something that needs to get out of everyone's head and needs to be left alone to avoid citizens getting their freedoms taken away.
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