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August 31, 2009

"To understand PC one must understand the CP, for the former is child of the latter."

'White chauvinism' was the term used in the '50s in CPUSA circles for racism. After singing the praises of the Party for its commitment to racial equality, Healey continues:
However, with the white chauvinism campaign of 1949-1953, what had been a legitimate concern turned into an obsession, a ritual act of self-purification that did nothing to strengthen the Party in its fight against racism and was manipulated by some Communist leaders for ends which had nothing to do with the ostensible purpose of the whole campaign. Once an accusation of white chauvinism was thrown against a white Communist, there was no defense. Debate was over. By the very act of denying the validity of the charge, you only proved your own guilt. Thousands of people were caught up in this campaign — not only in the Party itself, but within the Progressive Party and some of the Left unions as well. In Los Angeles alone we must have expelled two hundred people on charges of white chauvinism, usually on the most trivial of pretexts. People would be expelled for serving coffee in a chipped coffee cup to a Black or serving watermelon at the end of dinner. (p. 126 emphasis added.)

Via: Maverick Philosopher: Dorothy Healey on Political Correctness

Posted by Vanderleun at August 31, 2009 10:05 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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where is this from?

Posted by: theodorerud at August 31, 2009 12:27 PM

Sorry, link clipped. Fixed. Thanks.

Posted by: vanderleun at August 31, 2009 1:50 PM

THEODORE DALRYMPLE
Political correctness is communist propaganda writ small. The purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, nor to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil, and in some small way become evil oneself.
DOSTOEVSKY
It is not possible to abuse me without insisting that I sing your praise.

Posted by: james wilson at August 31, 2009 9:33 PM

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