Thread: Common courtesy doesn't equal political correctness or does it ?

"I think you are missing the point. There were plenty of things that could have been done to prevent Hasan from acting as he did. It's not as if there were no warnings.

BTW, it was Hasan who proposed removing all the Muslims from the military, not me."

Perhaps it didn't come thru, but what I meant to say isn't that there may have been warnings that were ignored, possibly for all the wrong reasons as you suggest. What I am saying is that too many folks are drawing inferences and conclusions before all the facts are known. If it turns out warnings were ignored because of PC-then that needs to be addressed/fixed. But from what I've heard so far, investigations were undertaken in relation to the concerns that were raised at the time, but were dismissed. Let's take a look at why, and if mistakes were made, correct them.
btw--where does the info come from when you wrote "it was Hasan who proposed removing all the Muslims from the military"? hadn't seen this before

It is a shame that sometimes you have to be so careful but I find sometimes your better off just being careful.

I live right next to Detroit I work in Detroit and I play in Detroit, it is truly one of the most culturally diverse places in the U.S. ( I'm a first generation American for that matter). when I am amongst friends I don't need to be careful at all of what I say but put in the right situation and the wrong words can be deadly. Many of the things you hear about Detroit are total B.S. but even people who feel as comfortable as I do in the city still need to know their boundaries.

I don't know anybody in these forums personally but I do have a great respect for you all. Nobody here has ever given me reason to think poorly of them and I would like for everybody to feel the same way about me so I feel it it safer to tread lightly because the information found here is invaluable and I see no value in upsetting anybody here.

Originally Posted by billyjeff2

"I think you are missing the point. There were plenty of things that could have been done to prevent Hasan from acting as he did. It's not as if there were no warnings.

BTW, it was Hasan who proposed removing all the Muslims from the military, not me."

Perhaps it didn't come thru, but what I meant to say isn't that there may have been warnings that were ignored, possibly for all the wrong reasons as you suggest. What I am saying is that too many folks are drawing inferences and conclusions before all the facts are known. If it turns out warnings were ignored because of PC-then that needs to be addressed/fixed. But from what I've heard so far, investigations were undertaken in relation to the concerns that were raised at the time, but were dismissed. Let's take a look at why, and if mistakes were made, correct them.
btw--where does the info come from when you wrote "it was Hasan who proposed removing all the Muslims from the military"? hadn't seen this before

You are rude dude. Start you own thread on the topic.

pardon the intrusions....

Originally Posted by billyjeff2

pardon the intrusions....

No worries. Thanks for the consideration.

I wonder, if this thread was started 50, or 100 years ago, would people say 'these days kids have no respect . . . '

Funny, maybe common courtesy has evolved like everything else. I would hope I could give the old timers a run for their money in terms of courtesy, but who knows.

It's all about perception.