"Muslims Attacked Us on 9/11"

The above statement by Bill O'Reilly caused some fat liberal ladies to stomp off in protest.  You know the story.  But what's to be offended at?   Consider

1. The people who attacked us on 9/11 were Muslims.

True or false? True.  Truth is truth; if you are offended by it the problem is yours alone.  There is such a thing as taking inappropriate offense.  One cannot reasonably take offense at someone's stating what is a plain truth.  Since there is nothing objectively offensive about (1), then the following stylistic variant of (1) is equally inoffensive:

2. Muslim people attacked us on 9/11.

Plainly, (1) is true and inoffensive if and only if (2) is.  But (2) is just another way of saying

3. Muslims attacked us on 9/11.

So (3) like its companions in synonymy is equally true and inoffensive. 

Political correctness is a very great evil and you must, assuming you are a decent, clear-thinking person, do your bit to combat it.  That it is a great evil is indicated by the Juan Williams flap.  The man was fired by National Public Radio for merely reporting on a mental state he often finds himself in when boarding an airplane.  You should find his firing both shocking and outrageous.  It ought to anger you enough to take action.

So do your bit.  It won't cost you much effort.  Write a letter of protest. Speak out. Blog. VOTE!