Government thought highly enough of the fine arts and sciences to give them generous funding. Yet the money came with many strings attached. Artists after 1932 were bound to the dogma of socialist realism, whereby (in the words of the Union of Writers’ charter) they were to engender “a true and historically concrete depiction of reality in its revolutionary development” and assist in “educating the workers in the spirit of communism.” Adherence to this state-mandated cultural movement was enforced primarily through the oversight of the artists’ unions. In science, where there was no tidy formula for political correctness, researchers took their work assignments from above and were expected to trim their opinions to the prevailing line.
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So basically there is no difference between extreme political correctness and the policies of the Soviet Communist government.
2006-11-30 17:22:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
They don't call them the PC Police for nuthin!
2006-11-30 17:26:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a big difference between political correctness and the policies of the U.S.S.R. Namely, the policies practiced in Soviet Russia would have taken anyone breaking said policies away to reeducation camps [if they were lucky] or death [if they ticked off the wrong person].
Political correctness today is not necessarily enforced by the Government. It is usually enforced by the reactions of those around the person who said what they really thought instead of making a PC statement.
In today's society, where many try to just 'go along to get along' this is enough to hold back their thoughts. However, because of our education system, many many people have never had an original thought and thusly will never fear stepping out of line.
2006-12-01 01:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK that makes sense. Basically it is saying that one persons opinions if not embraced by many can bring them hardships. Hmmm, kinda like Michael Richards is gonna miss royalty checks from the season 7 sales that are missed due to Rev. Jackson calling for a boycott of them.....yeah, that sounds about right to what this is saying...
2006-12-01 01:26:58 · answer #3 · answered by Star 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not a question, but thanks for the info. That means that there is a bunch of communists in America. Also, because I have been reported to Yahoo! so many times, I have to say that there are many communists in Yahoo! answers as well. I will probably get reported for this too.
2006-12-01 01:35:49 · answer #4 · answered by jasonheavilin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep that sums it up all right
2006-12-01 01:23:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋