Keeping an open dialogue (and an open mind) is always good :)
I don't disagree with you that the political correctness which I described is uncommon. However, it does seem to me that while uncommon, it gets the most media coverage and "political attention". That's probably where my greatest frustrations are rooted.
I try to do that though I don't know if I'm always as successful as I'd like to be.
I guess it gets a lot of attention because it's an easy target and an good way to paint the other side as unreasonable.