In wake of Trump threats, the legislature quietly fast-tracks three Dem-sponsored bills that would strip racial preference criteria from some school programs
This is all well and good yet it is the *indoctrination* taking place in classrooms that is the true existential threat. As we speak, Oregon educators are being trained — at great state expense — to apply ODE's new curriculum standards for K-12 Social Sciences: civics, economics, history. Students could be effectively brainwashed if this is not resisted at the local level.
Racism, or the lack of it, is not something that should be dependent on whether we have a D or R president. Policy should prevent racism, even it it's against white people.
We need to fix this once and for all in Oregon. We need a constitutional amendment that makes it clear that racism is not tolerated in our state, not even by official anti-white policies.
Millions of white people suffered as serfs in Europe before coming to this country. The real oppression has always been the rich and powerful over the rest of us. Black Africans suffered for thousands of years under a system of slavery in Africa. Native Americans killed each other for thousands of years, including taking slaves and even sacrificing them to their gods. Today's Hispanics speak Spanish because their own ancestors were the invading conquistadors. White people today owe nothing to darker skinned people in our country except fairness, respect and a chance to work for and have a good life, which is what everyone deserves. If white people think they owe reparations, they should give their money and homes to darker shinned people and stop demanding public policy appease their white guilt with programs that are racist against white people.
Proponents of DEI won't easily give up their racist beliefs. The legislature can alter the mandates that block white skinned people from participating in the use of these tax funds, but the indoctrinated administrators handing out the money are still going to make anti-white choices in recipient selection.
Look at the changes they're making. It's some clever wording trickery:
“award grants to culturally and linguisitically diverse school administrator candidates” (ie: brown and black people)
is changed to
candidates “who have experience with diverse populations.” (ie: someone who grew up in a black or brown household)
Yep, your experience in your own dark skinned family could qualify you to receive a free college education, just as it was under a Democratic president. In four years, if Democrats are back in charge, we'll go right back to the more blatant racism – choosing grant recipients based on the darkness of their skin.
DEI has always been problematic because discrimination, even when being used to correct past discrimination, is still pure evil. Here in Eugene, Oregon we have lots of Chinese students. But ironically, less qualified blacks, and Mexicans are allowed to take their slots many times. The Democrats have always been the party of slavery and the party of intolerance. It’s just that nowadays, they are trying to justify their prejudices. But as another person has said here, as long as they are teaching this DEI propaganda in the schools, the problem will remain
I was born and raised in suburban, rural Oregon. I know welfare, crop picking. I have never known a day that I have not lost jobs and opportunities based on the color of my skin, my sex, my sexual preference and my lack of socioeconomic connections. I imagine other white trailer trash and mill town kids probably feel the same way - why is it morally okay (or in any way consistent with the promise/hope of these United States) that I/we have to face oppressive government sanctioned racism because somebody of the same skin color in history did something to somebody else of different skin (of which I benefited zero) and somehow this will right the wrong.
I was going to be part of the generation that ended racism. I can now say I failed. We failed. Racism is evil. All of it. The ugly, divisive and hateful nature of government race-based preferential treatment THRIVES in Oregon. And we should be ashamed.
Thank you President Trump for giving us hope. Now do - Multnomah County, METRO, City of Portland - Racism be still thriving in all three!
I would like to see the Trump administration really get in Multnomah County's grill about its enormous diversity-equity-inclusion-antiracism apparatus.
I wish President Trump could be a bit more discriminating with his and Mr. Musk's chainsaws, but given what the opposition did during his first term in office, i can understand the need for alacrity at the expense of any fine discrimination in the targets.
Another terrific report that one would find....absolutely nowhere else. But this counts as real change in a state that is ideologically locked in place. Excellent work & thank you!
Thanks, OregonB! I don't get to write about much good news 'round these parts. This one was good news. The injustice and incompetence Oregon visits on its residents will be alleviated incrementally.
Great write-up Mr. Eager. DEI, is nothing more than a program to reinforce racism.
The left is constantly beating the drum of differences between people instead our similarities. And it's the left that benefits monetarily and socially by having an underclass that they can 'fight' for. The left is seeing the end of funding from the feds thus it's time to play word games to preserve that funding.
The only way to have 'equity' is by changing peoples hearts, not by legislation. And the left hates the only entity that can change a persons' heart.
Democrats love their government cheese enough to flip-flop on their sacred cow. LMAO.
If you want to see Oregon regain some balance and maybe even flip red, pray that Trump withholds all federal funds and starves the communists in Salem out of office. They can't do squat with no funds.
This is all well and good yet it is the *indoctrination* taking place in classrooms that is the true existential threat. As we speak, Oregon educators are being trained — at great state expense — to apply ODE's new curriculum standards for K-12 Social Sciences: civics, economics, history. Students could be effectively brainwashed if this is not resisted at the local level.
True, Rob.
Racism, or the lack of it, is not something that should be dependent on whether we have a D or R president. Policy should prevent racism, even it it's against white people.
We need to fix this once and for all in Oregon. We need a constitutional amendment that makes it clear that racism is not tolerated in our state, not even by official anti-white policies.
Millions of white people suffered as serfs in Europe before coming to this country. The real oppression has always been the rich and powerful over the rest of us. Black Africans suffered for thousands of years under a system of slavery in Africa. Native Americans killed each other for thousands of years, including taking slaves and even sacrificing them to their gods. Today's Hispanics speak Spanish because their own ancestors were the invading conquistadors. White people today owe nothing to darker skinned people in our country except fairness, respect and a chance to work for and have a good life, which is what everyone deserves. If white people think they owe reparations, they should give their money and homes to darker shinned people and stop demanding public policy appease their white guilt with programs that are racist against white people.
You should watch Matt Walsh's "Am I Racists"...that highlights the perspective of this "white guilt"! They are teaching this to our children! 😫
Proponents of DEI won't easily give up their racist beliefs. The legislature can alter the mandates that block white skinned people from participating in the use of these tax funds, but the indoctrinated administrators handing out the money are still going to make anti-white choices in recipient selection.
Look at the changes they're making. It's some clever wording trickery:
“award grants to culturally and linguisitically diverse school administrator candidates” (ie: brown and black people)
is changed to
candidates “who have experience with diverse populations.” (ie: someone who grew up in a black or brown household)
Yep, your experience in your own dark skinned family could qualify you to receive a free college education, just as it was under a Democratic president. In four years, if Democrats are back in charge, we'll go right back to the more blatant racism – choosing grant recipients based on the darkness of their skin.
EXACTLY. I'm not impressed with their changes. The Trump administration needs to examine these amendments.
It’s a tiny shift, but at least it’s in the right direction. Hopefully, compliance will be monitored so it won’t just be empty words.
DEI has always been problematic because discrimination, even when being used to correct past discrimination, is still pure evil. Here in Eugene, Oregon we have lots of Chinese students. But ironically, less qualified blacks, and Mexicans are allowed to take their slots many times. The Democrats have always been the party of slavery and the party of intolerance. It’s just that nowadays, they are trying to justify their prejudices. But as another person has said here, as long as they are teaching this DEI propaganda in the schools, the problem will remain
I was born and raised in suburban, rural Oregon. I know welfare, crop picking. I have never known a day that I have not lost jobs and opportunities based on the color of my skin, my sex, my sexual preference and my lack of socioeconomic connections. I imagine other white trailer trash and mill town kids probably feel the same way - why is it morally okay (or in any way consistent with the promise/hope of these United States) that I/we have to face oppressive government sanctioned racism because somebody of the same skin color in history did something to somebody else of different skin (of which I benefited zero) and somehow this will right the wrong.
I was going to be part of the generation that ended racism. I can now say I failed. We failed. Racism is evil. All of it. The ugly, divisive and hateful nature of government race-based preferential treatment THRIVES in Oregon. And we should be ashamed.
Thank you President Trump for giving us hope. Now do - Multnomah County, METRO, City of Portland - Racism be still thriving in all three!
Thanks, Citizen. Great comment. Racism is bad.
I would like to see the Trump administration really get in Multnomah County's grill about its enormous diversity-equity-inclusion-antiracism apparatus.
Yep. MultCo is almost certainly the worst government entity in the state.
I wish President Trump could be a bit more discriminating with his and Mr. Musk's chainsaws, but given what the opposition did during his first term in office, i can understand the need for alacrity at the expense of any fine discrimination in the targets.
I hope that chainsaw carves the biggliest and most beautiful, I mean spectacular, art ever.
Nothing as important as principles; except government money
Yeah, seems they made their choice.
Wait - these are now “constitutional concerns” but they weren’t for the last 5 years? Lol I hope they get sued 6 ways to Sunday.
The constitution is optional and/or ever-changing to meet the left's current political aims.
Another terrific report that one would find....absolutely nowhere else. But this counts as real change in a state that is ideologically locked in place. Excellent work & thank you!
Thanks, OregonB! I don't get to write about much good news 'round these parts. This one was good news. The injustice and incompetence Oregon visits on its residents will be alleviated incrementally.
Great write-up Mr. Eager. DEI, is nothing more than a program to reinforce racism.
The left is constantly beating the drum of differences between people instead our similarities. And it's the left that benefits monetarily and socially by having an underclass that they can 'fight' for. The left is seeing the end of funding from the feds thus it's time to play word games to preserve that funding.
The only way to have 'equity' is by changing peoples hearts, not by legislation. And the left hates the only entity that can change a persons' heart.
So true, SPH. The left's attempt to get racism right this time is a failure.
Democrats love their government cheese enough to flip-flop on their sacred cow. LMAO.
If you want to see Oregon regain some balance and maybe even flip red, pray that Trump withholds all federal funds and starves the communists in Salem out of office. They can't do squat with no funds.
Forgot to add: sounds like they're scared.
Yes. Oregon Dems are not used to being forced to change course. That's happening, at least in this limited way, now.