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I don't understand what you mean by transition from the litigious nature of US to "political correctness". I think the convention definition of litigious natur
by mateo411 6y ago
I don't understand what you mean by transition from the litigious nature of US to "political correctness". I think the convention definition of litigious nature is to be "quick to litigate/sue people in court".
I don't see what that has to do with political correctness. Political correctness was a term invented in the late 80s early 90s, but I think America was litigious before that and continues to be litigious today.
And if you disagree with that, I'll see you in court.
- solosoyokaze 6y agoI think political correctness was born of the litigious culture. There was a pivot in the 80s in the US from focusing on the individual to that of the systems the individual interacts with. The locus of control flipped and in my opinion this was due to culture, especially workplace culture, becoming more litigious. This manifested in increased awareness of discrimination and HR in general, which led directly to "political correctness". I personally agree that systems play a huge role in a person's life trajectory and that "rugged American exceptionalism" was always a myth unless you were white, but that's beyond the scope of my point here.
- mateo411 6y agoThat's an interesting point. I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for explaining that because it's not an obvious connection. You might be correct.