Critics carefully choose their targets

To the editor,

Recently, a newscaster corrected someone in the fashion of Prime Minister Trudeau, saying a snowman was a snowperson. That is political correctness — jumping on the “bandwagon” of an issue to be seen on the popular side of an argument. It is what I think occurred recently in politics.

In the article “Africa shocked by Trump’s vulgar attention” (The Associated Press), it was claimed he used words in commenting on immigration from poor countries that were “reprehensible and racist.” The words associated with his comment would be vulgar to use, but they are not racist. The word refers to a dirty, shabby place. If indeed President Trump did use the words (he denies it), I suspect this was his intended meaning. In the article “Insulting remarks,” a former governor general called the words an insult. Such words would be “extremely offensive” in describing anyone!

Many in protesting seek something greater than themselves on which to hold, perhaps to gain greater public notice. For example, in the article “Pictou county women join worldwide march,” the politically correct pinned their purpose to President Trump. During his campaign some women made public claims against him. True or false, it appeared that the claims were politically motivated given following the campaign the claims subsided. Most, if such had been done to them as claimed, having made it public, would continue to scream until something positive was done about it.

Even with those claims and the seemingly good old boys attitude he seemed to have, it still pales (though not unimportant) in comparison to the Hollywood crowd. Yet, why are the protests not tacked to those of the Hollywood crowd? For those who are politically motivated against him and who walk the politically correct line, President Trump is an easy target.

A radio host out of Halifax recently spoke of “airhead Syrians” in reference to people who do not think. Where was the opposition to the description? I do not think the words attributed to President Trump are racist nor do I think he is a racist. But then, what do I know? I do not walk lockstep with the politically correct.