I didn\u2019t know they had the same problem 70 years ago.<\/p>\n
For the last six odd years, almost all of the things I wanted to write or say,\u00a0have been stymied by that modern term referred to as
\n\u2018POLITICAL CORRECTNESS\u2019.. Although I considermyself reasonably fluent in English, that term was not in my\u00a0vocabulary. Curiosity got the better of me so I\u00a0decided to do a little research, and after two weeks of\u00a0chasing fruitless leads, I found what I\u2019d been looking for\u00a0at the Truman Library and Museum in Independence\u00a0Missouri. An unnamed source there sent me copies of\u00a0four telegrams between then-President Harry Truman and Gen.\u00a0Douglas MacArthur on the day before the actual signing of\u00a0the WW2 Surrender Agreement in September 1945. The\u00a0contents of those four telegrams below are exactly as\u00a0received at the end of the war – not a word has been added\u00a0or deleted!<\/p>\n
\n(1)
\nTokyo, Japan
\n0800-September 1,1945
\nTo:President Harry S Truman
\nFrom:General D A MacArthur<\/p>\n
Tomorrow we meet with those yellow-bellied bastards and sign
\nthe Surrender Documents, any last minute\u00a0instructions?<\/p>\n
\n(2)
\nWashington, D C
\n1300-September 1, 1945
\nTo: D A MacArthur
\nFrom: H S Truman<\/p>\n
Congratulations, job well done, but you must tone down your
\nobvious dislike of the Japanese when discussing the terms of
\nthe surrender with the press, because some of your remarks
\nare fundamentally not politically
\ncorrect!<\/p>\n
\n(3)
\nTokyo, Japan
\n1630-September 1, 1945
\nTo: H S Truman
\nFrom: D A MacArthur and C H Nimitz<\/p>\n
Wilco Sir, but both Chester and I are somewhat confused,
\nexactly what does the term politically correct\u00a0mean?<\/p>\n
\n(4)
\nWashington, D C
\n2120-September 1, 1945
\nTo: D A MacArthur\/C H Nimitz
\nFrom: H S Truman<\/p>\n
Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a
\ndelusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick
\nmainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it
\nis entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean
\nend!<\/p>\n
Now, with special thanks to the Truman Museum and Harry himself, you\u00a0and I finally have a full understanding of what \u2018POLITICAL
\nCORRECTNESS\u2019 really\u00a0means…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I didn\u2019t know they had the same problem 70 years ago. For the last six odd years, almost all of the things I wanted to write or say,\u00a0have been stymied by that modern term referred to as \u2018POLITICAL CORRECTNESS\u2019.. Although I considermyself reasonably fluent in English, that term was not in my\u00a0vocabulary. Curiosity got the … Continue reading Political Correctness 70 Years Ago?<\/span>