The method of thinking in political correctness has more in common with religion which is about emotional manipulation (commonly fear and guilt), group think and applied hypocrisy. Its all part of what is called the culture wars which has been building up for decades.
A couple days ago I was talk to a guy who had served in Iraq, he was talking about how dear John letters would be rolling in after about a year and how common it was. How distraught guys would get. In the PC press you will never hear about this.
The Pimp Game: Instructional Guide, look at the negative comment to get an understanding of the typical SJW thinking, this book was banned on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Pimp-Game-Ins ... ewpoints=0
Sayre's law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayre%27s_law
"In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake." By way of corollary, it adds: "That is why academic politics are so bitter."