Submitted by Candyce Hernandez.
The last school board meeting people (and Paul Wagemann) who are against the new iteration of the Equity policy we’re slandered as “conspiracy theorists” for believing the ties equity has to Marxism.
Let me explain why this isn’t conspiracy and you should probably refer to the Communist Manifesto.
From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.
-Karl Marx, 1875.
Equity is equality of outcome.
This is how it’s played out:
They (usually an elite establishment entity) create an “us vs them” mentality by establishing a bourgeoisie (oppressor/upper class) and proletariat (oppressed/lower class).
In the name of equity and raising the proletariat they “tax the rich,” lining their own pockets and everyone else is impoverished together. Equal outcome being equally poor. This happens every time it is tried. This is why people fight hard against equity.
Twisting and creating new definitions doesn’t change the desire to create equal outcomes or “equity”. Yes, it sounds nice. It’s not. In practice, absolute power corrupts and corruption of power corrupts absolutely.
94 million lives have been lost to these ideas.
Mao, Chavez, Lenin, Marx…
I encourage you to look into Xi Van Fleet, Lily Tang, and a few other Chinese people who remember Mao’s revolution.
It all sounds innocuous, maybe even virtuous. I understand that.
I also understand that some people work hard to achieve the things that they have, they work to instill that ethic into their kids.
What isn’t fair is being labeled a “right wing conspiracy theorist” because you don’t know history.
We have a right to voice our concerns.
Well said!
There is no debate in Marxism, Maoism, communism, socialism, totalitarianism or Critical Race Theory-ism. “Resistance is futile” or so they say. Comply or be investigated (National Education Association), labelled a terrorist (US Attorney General’s Office), libeled as a racist (Clover Park Education Association), and marginalized as a stakeholder (Clover Park School Board). Beware any time that someone tells you that the issue is beyond debate! They’re signalling, even if they don’t know it, that their position is indefensible.
My husband caught a veiled threat in public comments at the school board meeting. The NSBA has dissenters labeled as “terrorists” and now people are going to feel emboldened to notify the Gestapo like the good little brown-shirts they are. Lack of history knowledge shows and will be evident in their surprised face when they are the eventually thrown in the gulag.
What a well written letter, Ms Hernandez. Thank you!
Bravo and pointedly stated Candyce Hernandez!!!
No, “equality” is equal opportunity, not outcome. You can’t mandate outcome as some people work harder than others.
Remember, government is best which governs least.
Equity is defines as “equality of outcome”
I 100% agree with you.
Well said Ms Hernandez More parents need to speak up against these individuals in masses who are indoctrinating the children and stand up for our rights. I was hoping that CRT would not invade our state but silly me to think that with our governor and others in office who are ruining our state Come on taxpayers vote these idiots ( no sugar coating they are what they are)out as they come up for election.
Local elections are so important. Particularly school board elections. I hope so many people show up to save our schools from this indoctrination.
And, others absolutely have the right to voice their concerns.
They aren’t calling you an “alt-right conspiracy theorist”, “racist” or “supremist”
“to each according to his needs” comes from Exodus in the story of the manna, long before Karl. And the instruction to “give him one of yours” was given to the man with two shirts upon meeting one with none, also predates Karl by quite a bit. Mr. Marx was rewording the Bible. That the practical application of the principle was messed up is par for the course. So, apparently CRT goes back not to Marx, but to the Christian, Jewish, Muslim sacred writings. And who wants to be accused of following the Bible in school?
Burden of proof is one you. Exodus what, I want to look it up.
But if the quote is all that bothers you, do you even have a real argument?
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Marxism
Claiming that Marxism has failed only because “………..the practical application of the principle was messed up…………..” This erroneously excuses the historic failure of Marxism every time and everywhere it has been tried. It has failed because it is, as a system, designed to fail. It cannot succeed by design. It is not a matter of “application”; it is a matter of design. The key flaw in the Marxist design is the failure to understand the true nature of the key component: human beings. There is a huge difference between charity, which is given freely and the basis for many religions, and takings at the point of a gun by an atheistic totalitarian government. Appreciate the difference before you go slandering religious based voluntary charity.