GeographyDude
Gone Fishin'
The criticism of “political correctness” has really had a lot of longevity.
In my state of Texas, wearing seat belts was made mandatory around 1986, so the timing works. The criticism of “nanny state” could have arrived first.
The other big thing going on was the build up of the Persian Gulf War, or “Desert Shield,” in the second half of 1990, and the war itself, or “Desert Storm,” in early ‘91. I personally have never seen this level of war hysteria. So, maybe it led to a hunting of enemies internally.
Please paint me a picture in which “nanny state” takes most or all of the intellectual space used by “political correctness.” Thanks.
In my state of Texas, wearing seat belts was made mandatory around 1986, so the timing works. The criticism of “nanny state” could have arrived first.
The other big thing going on was the build up of the Persian Gulf War, or “Desert Shield,” in the second half of 1990, and the war itself, or “Desert Storm,” in early ‘91. I personally have never seen this level of war hysteria. So, maybe it led to a hunting of enemies internally.
Please paint me a picture in which “nanny state” takes most or all of the intellectual space used by “political correctness.” Thanks.
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