In our post-modern world the values that Americans have fought and died for have been slowly eroded and replaced with relativism and "sensitivity".  Our culture today dictates that the virtues of the past are now outdated, ancient relics from a bygone era. Truth is out, the new tolerance is in.  Moral integrity is out, phobias are in.   

This section describes some of the meanings for the "code words" and phrases of our culture.  These are words that have always had a certain meaning but have now taken on a new and different meaning based on our post-modern world.  Possibly no other word has been re-defined more than the word tolerance.  According to our culture today, tolerance is the number one virtue to live by.  So what does tolerance mean?  In the pure and original use of the word, tolerance has always meant that if someone disagreed with you, you tolerated it.  In other words, you "put up with it." You didn't kill the person that disagreed with you but you certainly didn't change your beliefs just to keep from hurting another persons feelings.  In other words, to be tolerant of another persons view meant that you might not have agreed with the other persons view, but because that person has the right to believe whatever he wants, you were tolerant of the other persons right to believe whatever they want to believe. 

In our culture today, tolerance no longer means what it has always meant.  To be tolerant today means that you must not disagree with another persons view or beliefs.  You must not ever tell another person they are wrong.  And you must not ever tell someone that your view is true and their view is false.  This is the new tolerance.  The new tolerance states that you must accept every view and belief as being true and equal.  And if you don't?  You are then labeled the dreaded intolerant.  If you believe that homosexuality is morally wrong, not only are you intolerant but you also have a phobia.  And if you disagree with abortion, you are not only intolerant but you are an "attacker on freedom".

Our tolerant, sensitive, politically correct culture has these "code words" for us to follow:

Tolerance: Accepting every belief and view as being equal and true

Intolerant:  Anyone that disagrees with you, or anyone that believes you are wrong

Hateful:  Anyone that disagrees with you, or telling someone they are wrong about something

Employee diversity training:  Indoctrination

Ten Commandments:  Ten Suggestions

Anti-freedom:  Pro-life

Attackers on choice:  Pro-life

Attackers on reproductive freedom:  Pro-life

*Tug of peace: Tug of war performed by sensitive people

Procedure:  Abortion

Anti-choice extremist:  Pro-Life

Anti-reproductive rights: Pro-Life

Homophobia: Disagreement with the demands or manners of any gay rights advocate

Choice:  Abortion

Anti-choice:  Pro-Life

Visual rape:  Staring

Emotional violence:  Criticism

Verbal abuse:  Any joke or remark you don't like

Culturally Insensitive:  Anyone that disagrees with homosexuality

Sexual harassment: Telling someone of the opposite sex that they look nice

Gender illusionist: Cross-dresser

*Organized religion:  An outdated and prepackaged faith; any form of spirituality not invented recently by you or your friends, or not seen recently on "Oprah"

*Grandparent clock:  Grandfather clock

*Foreparents: Forefathers

*Sensitivity training:  Indoctrination

*Freshman orientation:  Indoctrination

*Monocultural:  White

Emotional battering:  Domestic disagreement

*Economic censorship:  No grant this year from the National Endowment for the Arts

Strict constructionists:  Judges who follow the law and Constitution instead of  voting their own political ideas and opinions 

*Moderate Republican:  Liberal

*Reactionary right-wing Republican: Conservative

Gaming:  Gambling

*Selective reduction:  Abortion.

A woman exercising her right:  Abortion

Pregnancy-related services:  Abortion

Late-term abortion:  Partial-birth abortion

*Reproductive health community:  Abortion lobby

* Taken from http://www.townhall.com