Today's politically correct police have launched an assault on Christmas songs, while current tracks that disseminate lyrics that glorify violence, mistreating women, and killing cops  continue to be promoted, purchased, and danced to with nary a nod to the content.

           They delve into and scrutinize every word of decade's old songs with their 2018 "PC" magnifying glass.  It is a looking glass that seems to interpret yesterday's lyrics using today's PC correctness while failing to, or even caring to, take a look at today's music.

            It makes one wonder if, 50 years from now, a look back on the lyrics of today will be labeled as politically incorrect.  If so, then why did it take so long?

            Interpreting evil between the lines of lyrics or in a chorus of a song can be viewed as an opinion – and let's face it, everybody has one.  But why is an interpretation or opinion of words written 50 years ago worse than those clearly expressed as such today?

           Maybe it's because the hate lyrics of today are so plain to understand that they don't need to be scrutinized, and there's no need to interpret and read between the lines.

           Hate is hate folks.  If you see it in the words of seasonal songs of years gone by but not in today's "modern" music, the problem may be you.

              Earlier this year, USA Today published an article that opined that the song titled "Do They Know It's Christmas" was possibly the most culturally insensitive Christmas song of all time.

              The song was performed by an impressive group of popular singers of the time, and sold millions of copies world-wide.  The purpose of the recording was to raise funds and awareness of the Ethiopian Famine, which led to more than 400,000 deaths between 1983 and 1985.

              The words in the song that created the controversy are "And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time.  The greatest gift they'll get this year is life.  Where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow.  Do they know it's Christmas time at all?"

              The problem with those words is that they declare the entire continent of Africa as bereft of water, trees, or joy.  I'm sure that wasn't the intent back then, but today it offends someone who wasn't even born or ever heard (or learned) about the Ethiopian Famine.

              In their attempt, thirty-some years ago, to help in a tragedy with proceeds from the song, that line has been raised by the PC police as one that should keep the song from ever being played again.

               If those who search for political correctness spent time looking for it in today's society instead of trying to rewrite history, their search would be much easier.

               History is past – what will you do about today?