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In reply to the discussion: EU Tells Tsipras the Party’s Over as Euro Exit Door Swings Open [View all]Igel
(35,374 posts)This is what made that into a bad term. "Politically correct."
Tsipras says the right things. We must therefore all fall into lockstep with him because he says the right things. It is politically incorrect to point out problems with his views, flaws, etc., because he says the right thing and it is imperative that we be in solidarity with the people.
The corollary to that is if you don't march in lockstep, you're a class enemy. You're evil. You're not people.
Fortunately, progressives, liberals, (D), even DU doesn't have a hierarchy to make this work. The usual hierarchy was "the people form the party; the party has leaders, to represent the people; the people must respect their representatives; therefore, the people must do what the leaders say, because they are the voice of the people; if you disagree, you will be punished or excommunicated."
Pure "us versus them" thinking, where all you need to know is the label applied to them because, really, that's how things are.