Well, I think maybe if we all looked at things in this perspective, if possible, it would help make things better:
K, just say you are in traffic, and some guy cuts you off and almost causes an accident, you slam your brakes on, and are completely pissed at this "idiot". Well, just say this guy was a friend of yours, say you were both driving in separate cars to the same location. If that were the case, things would be different no? Instead of getting pissed, you would think "woah, get a grip friend, shite, you almost bashed me!" feeling more relief that nothing happened rather than seething at said "idiot" as it sometimes may be if it were a stranger. You may even laugh later at the whole incident. Again, not the case if it was a stranger. So being politically correct really depends on who is saying what to whom. I think that getting to know eachother first before entering "debates" would make a big difference in how we all react to eachother's differences. Many of us still do not know eachother very well, and may take statements the wrong way, and reply in a heated fashion, which of course sometimes intensifies bad relations, and the debate unfortunately "escalates" from there in a non-productive manner. Just my Current outlook on things, of course I could be wrong, just tossing my thoughts out.
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