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Joe Karl

being politically correct is wrong

published: March 24 2010 10:09 AM updated:: March 24 2010 03:19 PM

I think all you have to do to be a decent human being, a decent neighbor, officer, banker, preacher, lawyer, employer, employee, plumber, electrician, friend, teacher, father, mother brother, sister, or even a politician, is follow the simple golden rule.
President Kennedy in 1963 appealed to the golden rule. The golden rule is endorsed by all the great world religions; Jesus, Hillel, and Confucius used it to summarize their ethical teachings.
The golden rule is best interpreted as saying: "Treat others only as you consent to being treated in the same situation."
What’s the problem with that, in my opinion, the addition of more rules.
There are too many rules. Rules that have even more rules. So everyone is confused and afraid of taking any sort of action to correct an injustice because they stand the risk of ridicule or a lawsuit – so people stand aside while those in power increase their take.
Someone sent me to a website that really made me proud to know that this type of person still stands in America.
I had to contact her to ask permission to reprint her words. But you must go to her website and view the video. You won’t be sorry. It might even change your life for the better.
The name of this fine American is KIMBERLY ALYN!
The site is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXeCAeACmJE
Here are her words;
If you see injustice, STAND UP
If something needs to be said, SPEAK UP
If you make an appointment, SHOW UP
If you make a mistake, FESS UP
If you’re overstepping, BACK UP
If you get behind, CATCH UP
If they knock you down, GET UP
If you’re out of line, STRAIGHTEN UP
When your boss instructs, KEEP UP
When your elders speak, LISTEN UP
When your teachers teach, SIT UP
When your preachers preach, WAKE UP
When your country calls, MAN UP
Ladies too... WOMAN UP
When the fight is over, MAKE UP
If you’re being hard, EASE UP
If your heart is closed, OPEN UP
If you want to buy something, SAVE UP--
It’s not an entitlement, so SHUT UP!
If you make a mess, CLEAN IT UP
If you drop trash, PICK IT UP
If a car is waiting for you to
walk across the street, SPEED IT UP
If you’re cold busted, GIVE IT UP
If people fall down, HELP THEM UP--
Not the government, YOU STEP UP
If idiots start fighting, BREAK IT UP
If the music is wholesome, TURN IT UP
If the message is poisonous, THROW IT UP
If your words are vulgar, CLAM IT UP
If your words encourage, KEEP IT UP
If your pants are baggy, PULL THEM UP
If the belt’s too loose, CINCH IT UP
If your fly is down, ZIP IT UP
If you’re dressed half naked, COVER IT UP
If you can’t afford stuff, PASS IT UP--
No “bailouts” folks, PONY UP
If you made a promise, you BACK IT UP
And you can take your whining and PACK IT UP
It’s called personal responsibility, so TAKE IT UP
This country was founded on it, you can LOOK IT UP
It’s the American way people, so TURN IT UP
Because when life gets boring, you SHAKE IT UP
When life is good, you SOAK IT UP
When life’s unfair, you SUCK IT UP
When life is funny, you can YUCK IT UP
When life is sad, just LOOK STRAIGHT UP
And life’s too short people, so LIVE IT UP!
If that doesn’t pump you up, I’m not sure you’re alive.
So being politically correct is wrong simply because it’s got too many rules.Kimberly Alyn’s actual site is  www.UpTimeAmerica.com.

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