Friends, my last article was about reverse racism -- which I like to call "racism" -- in California, and I've been inspired to write another! That's because the University of California system recently announced that no Native Americans will be charged for tuition and fees. Well, gee -- I can't imagine why anyone would have a problem with that... Oh, wait: it's WRONG, it's ILLEGAL, and the people of California have made it clear they want no part of race preferences. And those are the points I make in my latest article. California is a cautionary tale, people, because -- trust me -- these same racist policies are coming soon to an area near you. That's if they haven't already done so.
California's
Comprehensive New System of Racial Discrimination: Jimenez Crow?
“The
future happens first” in California, it's long been said, and, as
it tries to actualize that axiom, the Golden State has been laboring
mightily of late to pioneer new ways to discriminate in favor of
protected classes like women, racial and ethnic minorities, and
people in the LGBT community. Granted, all such discrimination is
illegal and unconstitutional in California and nationally, but that's
never stopped the state's Democratic overlords before, and it isn't
going to stop them now.
It's
official, therefore: in our nation's most populous state,
discrimination is back in fashion!
Anyone
who pays attention to the news knows all about this. California's
legislature has created a web of new laws designed to uplift the
marginalized and punish the privileged. Recently, a Los Angeles
County court struck
down
the state's historic corporate diversity law, which created quotas
for the representation of racial minorities and members of the LGBT
community on corporate boards. Where the legislature failed in its
bid to institutionalize “Jimenez Crow”, however, the
state-supported University of California is stepping up to the plate.
On
April 22nd,
the president of the prestigious University of California system
announced
a program
to cover all costs, including tuition and fees, for Native Americans
who matriculate. Why would this blatant
display of racism
be allowed, when so many others have been slapped down by the courts?
The UC system is hoping that aid which is provided to students from
federally-recognized tribes (and possibly state-recognized tribes as
well) will not technically be considered racial or ethnic
discrimination. Good luck with that!
It
will be a hard case to make, since the UC president's own
announcement of the program made it clear that racial and ethnic
grievances are at its heart: “The
University of California is committed to recognizing and
acknowledging historical wrongs endured by Native Americans. I am
proud of the efforts the University has made to support the Native
American community...”
Likewise,
the “Federated
Indians of Graton Rancheria”, which is funding part of the
scholarship program, asserts
that “In the spirit of our ancestors we are driven to take care
of our environment and our people”. And who are “our people”?
Anyone who is Native American, of course! Do
you suppose a scholarship program established on such a basis could
be described as “race-neutral”? Hardly!
Hopefully,
California and federal courts will do their jobs and remind
California's leaders once again that every American has a moral and
legal right to be judged based on his or her individual merits. Are
many potential Native American students in the UC system deserving of
aid, based on academic merit or financial need? No doubt they are.
Then let them apply for such aid and be granted or refused it
according to the same fair, unbiased, and universal standards that
apply, or should apply, to everyone else. That, after all, is the
American way.
It's
also, for the record, what the people of California want. In 2020,
they voted overwhelmingly
against
Proposition 16, which would have legalized race preferences.
But
is California's woke elite listening? Please! Do they ever?
Dr. Nicholas L. Waddy is an
Associate Professor of History at SUNY Alfred and blogs at:
www.waddyisright.com.
He appears on the Newsmaker Show on WLEA 1480/106.9.
And here it is at American Greatness:
https://amgreatness.com/2022/05/01/californias-comprehensive-new-system-of-racial-discrimination-jimenez-crow/
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In other news, you may have heard that the U.S economy shrank by 1.4% in the first quarter. Now, two consecutive quarters of negative growth equals a...recession. Could we be on the cusp of one? Whether we meet the textbook definition really isn't the issue, of course. If Americans feel as though the economic climate is bleak -- which, naturally, in some ways it is -- then the Democrats will have to pay the political penalty. Tough luck, geniuses.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/economy-contracts-as-bidenflation-glides-toward-bidencession
Lastly, the Russia-Ukraine war grinds on. Russia appears to be targeting Ukraine's transportation infrastructure, which only makes sense, because it sure looks like a massive quantity of Western arms are in the pipeline, and I'm sure Russia would love to make the delivery of said arms to the front impossible. Another key question: is Ukraine training lots of new recruits who could be fed into the meatgrinder? Is Russia? Right now, as I understand it, less than 200,000 men are fighting it out in Donbas. Clearly, Ukraine and Russia are capable of fielding MUCH bigger armies. Will they? The logic of escalation would suggest that it's just a matter of time...
https://www.newsmax.com/headline/ukraine-russia-odesa/2022/04/30/id/1067924/