Fighting for free speach or fighting for the envoriment are too much bigger issues than telling someone they're an asshole. Nonetheless, politcal correctness has nothing to do with any of the above.
I agree with you, and perhaps 'politically correct' was the wrong phrase to use. I don't think calling someone an 'asshole' on a webmaster board is as important as the big issues you speak of, although I do have respect for people that speak their mind.

On a personal level, I really feel lucky to be in this business and to have been able to genuinely help people. Whether it's the help we've given our transsexual editor to be able to work at home so she can be with her daughter (and earn money for her operation), or helping our employees in underdeveloped countries really develop their talents (and put food on the table for their families), that is honestly my favorite part about the business. And it also brings about a loyalty with our staff that really makes us a 'family' and gives the kind of loyalty I never saw when I worked for other companies myself.