The term political correctness (PC) has violated our freedom of speech by assuming that the population is too ignorant to realize what appropriate speech is. This term is now as common in our society as the term “freedom of speech.” It is incomprehensible how these two words have had such an effect on the way our society communicates. This tendency projects a negative outlook on our society by letting political opinions determine what is appropriate in our social sector. Political correctness, as applied in today's society, seeks to control free speech and represents a real danger to a free society. The focus of the First Amendment is the protection of our right to express our thoughts through speech, both written and verbal. Due to the inherent violation of these rights, the PC has become a devious tool used to dismantle free speech and manipulate the flow of information to the masses. The similarities between political correctness and Marxism are almost endless. Marxism bred political correctness; therefore, its roots lie in a version of Marxist ideology, derived from the Frankfurt School, which sees culture, rather than economics, as the site of class struggle. Marxist social theory projects the importance of culture and mass communication in social reproduction and domination. Marxist theory attacks free speech and the call for diversity and tolerance on everything except individuals and ideologies deemed "intolerant." This theory is the beginning of the process of transforming a free nation into a Marxist state. When this theory is presented subtly, it achieves its goal. Although it is often the subject of humor, political correctness of Marxist roots imposes the control and denial of society... at the center of the card... correctness: pros and cons. Lanham, Amer University Professor. 1995. Print.Kellner, Douglas Critical Theory, Marxism and Modernity. Cambridge and Baltimore: Polity and John Hopkins University Press. 1989 Print.Heston, Charlton, Winning the Cultural War Speech delivered February 16, 1999, Austin Hall, HarvardLaw SchoolLevine, Lawrence W. The Opening of the American Mind: Canons, Culture, and HistoryBeacon Press; 1st ed. 1997---Media culture. Cultural studies, identity and politics between modern and postmodern. London and New York: Routledge; 1995Mirkinson, Jack. “Juan Williams: Muslims on planes make me 'nervous'” The Huffington Report on the web October 21, 2010. December 7, 2010 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/19/juan-williams-muslims-nervous_n_768719. htmlWheatland, Thomas. The Frankfurt School in Exile. Univ of Minnesota Pr, 2009. Print.