A media reporter for the hill in charlottesville we have David Swanson he is the executive director of world beyond war dot org and Campaign Coordinator for roots action dot org and in washington we cross to our been for he is a Libertarian Party president ial candidate as well as author of pull out men modern life and mutiny are gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to joe joe very broadly speaking speaking has Political Correctness just simply poisoned political discourse because what weve gotten down to is people only talking to people that agree with themselves and and what its done is it is its really completely corrupted and he kind of debate i debate people all the time with different political views and i learn something and i enjoy it but i dont see that happen its happening less and less where people have different views speak to each other because. When they do their call they call the or interlocuto
Kind of goodwill discussion and when youre talking to a person that disagrees with you go ahead joe yeah we call it safe spaces here and in this country and not just on College Campuses anymore it happens in the way people consume news as well they will watch certain channels or read certain publications that validate their own worldview without trying to to your point learn about anything else here a different perspective weve become more closed minded than ever before and to your point about Political Correctness as youre asking the question fortunately for computer right in front of me i googled it because i wanted to reference a poll that i read recently 52 percent of americans and quoting a majority of independents said they are against the country becoming more political politically correct and are upset that they are too there are too many things that people cant say anymore about a 3rd said theyre in favor of the country becoming more politically correct like to meet those folk
Your point about Political Correctness as youre asking the question fortunately for computer right in front of me i googled it because i wanted to reference a poll that i read recently 52 percent of americans and clothing a majority of independents said they are against the country becoming more politically politically correct and are upset that they are too there are too many things that people cant say anymore about a 3rd said theyre in favor of the country becoming more politically correct like to meet those folks and likely going to people are being more sensitive in their comments about others so yeah youre youre not youre not alone on this a majority of americans say were becoming a way to pull out of the correct and as a result the discourse is being muted and were not learning anything were simply just staying in our safe spaces as i mentioned and probably just getting more and more angry or even let me go to you i mean it seems to me instead of a substantive political debate i
Anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to joe joe very broadly speaking speaking has Political Correctness just simply poisoned political discourse because what weve gotten down to is people only talking to people that agree with themselves and and what its done is it is its really completely corrupted any kind of debate i debate people all the time with different political views and i learn something and i enjoy it but i dont see that happen its happening less and less where people of different views speak to each other because when they do their call they call the or interlocutor amoral or go to some historical reference a nazi or Something Like that they go very quickly to that point without really any kind of goodwill discussion and when youre talking to a person that disagrees with you go ahead joe yeah we call it safe spaces here and in this country it now. Not just on College Campuses anymore it happens in the way people consume news as well they will watch certain c
To joe here that the American People dont even have a 50 percent support for many of those issues for example late term abortion and that its a very small group of people actually support that but its its basically turned into a plank virtuous signaling is also poisoning the discourse are going in in washington is signaling is going deep we see it even in the Libertarian Party leadership in my views often involve taking something away from somebody that they didnt rightfully earn thats why i oppose ending the entire welfare state because yes it could be seen as mean but welfare is wrong it damages the people who give it it damages the war the people who receive it i believe in open borders and no welfare where you have so many people who just stick with the open borders and keep the welfare state intact side because its nice or nice and this is not a good way to create a reasonable and effective Public Policy Public Policy needs to focus on what. Actually deserves thats why we need to