The S-files

Sir Brian Lochore

S-Award given to Brian Lochore, ex-All Black captain and coach

Contra Celsum is pleased to nominate Sir Brian Lochore for an S-Award for speaking out against “political correctness.”

Citation:

Recently, Brian Lochore spoke to a Parents Incorporate breakfast in which he accused “political correctness” of destroying New Zealand.

He said: “We are living in a PC world which is destroying us, where you actually can't put the hard word on people when they have digressed and committed bad blunders” (NZ Herald, 29 August, 2008) “One of the advantages of being a farmer is that I was able to work with my children. You can take them on the back of your motorbike, which you're not supposed to do any more. You can take them on your horse, which you're not supposed to do any more.

“In the evenings we went to the rugby parties with the kids, who slept in the back of the car. We can't do that any more because we haven't got rid of the perpetrators that actually destroy our society.”

Lochore claimed that children were once raised to have respect for authority. He said: “The one thing I believe is important in life is respect. They respected authority, they respected teachers, I respected the teachers. We lack a great deal of respect for authority nowadays, there's always someone protesting.

"Respect and role models are very important in life. You as a father, with the aid of your partner - I can't say 'wife' these days, PC. You are the one who sets the ground rules. And don't ever tell me that the kids don't want to know where the line is. They do.”

The ideology lying behind “political correctness” deserves serious analysis and criticism—if for no other reason than its enormously destructive influence and effects. It is busily tearing society apart, then down. Behind it lies a world view that is both alien and pagan. We at Contra Celsum will be analysing the ideology of “political correctness” more thoroughly in the near future.

In the meantime it is very helpful to have “ordinary blokes” like Brian Lochore speak out. They are not afraid to confront the monster head on: but they do so in a very effective and damning way. Firstly, from the base of common sense, Lochore shows how asinine and stupid the maxims and diktats of “political correctness” are. Secondly, he reminds us how “political correctness” has worked to undermine responsibility and accountability, leading to a passive enslavement of the population. Thirdly, he underscores how “political correctness” removes freedoms and liberties everywhere—wherever its pernicious doctrines are allowed to intrude.

“Political correctness” has already had a significantly destructive effect upon society. Its influence is now all-pervasive. Its evils appear remorselessly unstoppable. It needs to be confronted head-on. Lochore has made a good start.

Sir Brian Lochore: S-Award, Class I for actions in the course of duty that were Smart, Sound, and Salutary.