A theory on political correctness

Have been thinking of writing something for quite some time now but the hectic schedule kept me away.

Recently while having evening snacks with my colleagues at a nearby joint , we had a heated discussion on being politically correct versus having an impartial view. We agreed that being politically correct was necessary for survival in the corporate world. What with all the managers and leads playing games to out do each other and impose their authority on the poor juniors? You never know when you have to make decisions which stretch your conscience to its utmost limit.

Even then one must admit that to be politically correct you have to have a decent amount of grey cells and be a pretty artful speaker. Being politically correct does not necessarily mean not taking sides. It rather means taking the right side at the right time. It corroborates the saying that right is not always right. It is an art which can only be mastered with experience.

Sometimes to be politically correct all you have to do is be powerful, at least within your area of influence. With power comes authority and in that limited kingdom of yours you will always be politically right. When people do not have the power to cross your decisions or defy your will, all that you say will be politically correct, no matter what the others think.

Let me explain this theory further with US A's example. Being the most powerful nation on Earth America does not need to be politically correct all the time, or let me put it this way, there are times when whatever America does becomes politically correct. People may crib about its defiance of UN and other nations but US unabashedly implements its decisions and policies for its own gain.

Take Iraq's example, a lot of hue and cry was raised when US attacked Iraq on pretext of weapons of mass destruction ( its well known though that Iraq was an easy target and with the amount of oil it has, a rather strategic investment) but could anyone actually do anything about it. In fact many European nations who had objected to its attack had to send troops to fight in Iraq as they are a part of NATO ( which shows how foolproof or how carefully detailed are its foreign policies).
Will discuss this some other time, gotta catch on some pending task now.