Bean Bag Identity Politics

"This isnt about school choice or special ed, this is about keeping groomers, anti-white race gangsters and pedophiles away from our kids." The state of Nuclear Politics and how it effects actual everyday life is right there between the quotes. When I first read the sentence, I was like, "Yeah, I see your point." But then I sort of slowed down my reading and read it again. If my eyes and brain don't deceive me, this guys saying, "Groomers, gangsters and pedophiles are all one." If your not paying attention, "anti-white race gangsters," is saying anyone not white. That's how I had to read it again, but slower. It's amazing how the stereo type and bias is being so easily implemented. Lumping anything not white is the standard, seems like a way to miss alot of obvious things. I don't have statistics in front of me, but I don't believe we need to gather stats here to understand the sentiment. This guy and many like him are charging forth with the "Racism," slogan using other subjects such as homosexuality or transgender in the "in-between," the lines approach. It's no secret that that's the White supremacy "playbook." Then consider what he compared it to, "School choice," and "special education." I have a couple concerns with this proposition. If I get it right. The guy is saying, "you don't get a school choice or any special exemption for special education because I'm the white guy who say's no because of pedophilia?" Seems like an awfully large hill to stand on. I don't condone sexual metaphorically inuendo that condones the newer type of relaxed tolerance, but when you compare it to "everyone is guilty because they're not white," it doesn't leave me much room to stand on that super large hill of a subject. How is that even possible? The thing is these type of "defending freedom," antics are everywhere. It's what is being used for a very large country to invade a small country. It's being used to promote gun violence and racial hatred. I'm no scientist, political or otherwise, but capturing every grievence possible and throwing it under the banner of "white is right," seems like a pretty big leap and how fast it happened. It's almost like it was always sitting there waiting to come out. I think if we really want to work at being some sort of progressive society, no matter what that looks like, we need to acknowledge that the "Fire brand racial rhetoric," doesn't fit inside of the scope of learning to live in peace side by side. This guy and I'm seeing much more expressions like this is suggesting not only is it right, but "let's put it into schools or use the school as the battleground." Thing is, I know where that comes from. That's evangelical as it gets right there. That sort of Geo-political Christian slant approach coincides with the beginning of this country in North America. The problem with it though if I can speak about it, is that it was genocide. When you honestly look at these issues, no matter if they're education, government, corporate sponsorship, banking and other factors where there is this push to embrace tolerance and then a opposition, you have to ask yourself what is at the root of the struggle? America was founded on the idea that equality would exist no matter the creed or descendency. That is what our founders intended and yet were hearing the "Christian Nation," and the "under God," point of view of an argument. I don't have a problem with Christian value or principle, as long as it truly represents a charitable posture of helping those in need and protecting the innocent. But when you insert "Vitriol & Hatred," into your attempt to uphold what is normally considered "Christian Values," your changing the spirit of the action. Your attacking people and committing genocide no matter how well intentioned the action. That is clear. It's established history. So if were going to go on into trying to work towards a more perfect, "Union," then we need to consider that there are different points of view encapsulated in the idea. A full spectrum isn't concentrated on eradication of all other colors that aren't white. White is a term that was made up. It was a term invented to identify people, but not of race and or ethnicity. It was a class identifier that is long been outdated. So just as we wouldn't reference carts and buggies as mode of transportation, why would we be associating ideas that need "freedom," to flourish with an antiquated idea? Education means to learn and to learn one must explore it's environment and landscape. Needless to say in that scenario there are ideas about numerous "humane," circumstances that exist. Just like Poverty exists. Discrimination exists and violence exist, we wouldn't imagine ourselves inside of a bubble saying those things don't exist and then expect to learn how to overcome them. That's the whole point of education. It's meant to instruct and give children tools to solve problems in the world. Genocide happened! World Wars happened! 9/11 Happened! It might not be America's greatest moments, but these things happened. They are fact. Attacking your own history and your own problem solving method isn't a recipe to grow and overcome the obstacles that exist. It's bound to ensure the opposite of progress. So if that's what were talking about. If that's the reality that people honeslty choose violence over tolerance, don't call it protecting because it's rooted in violence. That's not Christian. It's not a Christian act. Missions of Christian theoretical ambassador or stewardship are most pronounced when they reflect the actual teaching of it's founder. Taking something by force through inhiliation is not that. We need to say it out loud when people claim to be going into the education system and attacking those individual students that they don't agree with for whatever reason, that it's violence against children. Your not a Martyr when you commit violence. That isn't in the bible. I could imagine thousands if not millions ripping out the pages of scripture to show me exactly where there getting this word for word, but a truly self-loving and community building individual would immediately understand the concept that emphasizes the best qualities in humanity. Violence is not the best quality and the fact that children understand it and are making our institutions recognize it, give me hope for the world. All these would be Martrys need to really consider the self grandiose nature of the rhetoric they're spouting. That's your "bubble. " You live inside that bubble with many others and yes, I acknowledge your right to do that, but it's the reason we have laws. Freedom is protected when you get to be in your own bubble, but when you come out of the bubble to stand on solid ground, we're all equal and the law protects me and others, no matter if you agree or not. When you attack in the name of things that aren't within the idea of what this nation stands for then you are wrong. It's obvious. A Public school is public. If you don't want people of all creeds and backgrounds to defend the innocent students in a public school, send your kids to a private one. Isn't that what were told on mutiple levels in society? If we, "don't like it, we can leave and come back where we came from." Unfortunately, I'm indigenous to this nation's land. Therefore, without an alternative or a foreign land to return to, I must stand and point out that the Constituion of this country is based on my people's idea of democracy. I hear arguments that were not a democracy, we're a Republic. Okay, I'll listen. We're not a monarchy or a dictatorship. The words we live by are in the spirit of democracy. The spirit of freedom. The founders vowed to escape Tyranny and Rule! Here's the thing, people say "Woke Mob," and Antifa. They say BLM and LGBTQ. Those are just names invoked to indentify an enemy. Human beings who are citizens of this country are not your enemy. Little children in school are not your enemy! If your looking around and finding everything and everyone, as your enemy, I say you should go look into a mirror because you're getting these ideas from somewhere. I suggest you look. That's a Christian principle. "Let you who is without sin, cast the first stone." We have children on the Board of Education in the State of Montana speaking on the behalf of their peers that are making more sense and being better leaders than the actual leaders of Montana. In the bible, it say's "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth," and "Blessed are the Peacemakers for they will be called children of god." Do I really need to keep going? We're talking about children. I have children. I was a child. I remember what it was like. I don't exactly remember adults behaving like they do today, but I was kid. I don't know if they were threatening schools and threatening people inside. I never witnessed anything. As an adult though, things have gotten really different. I'm a parent. I have the concerns every parent has. I'm a Christian. I have the same concerns every Christian has. The thing that separates me from others is I'm indigenous and my children are indigenous to this land where the country we live in sits. My ancestors looked after the land before it became a country, so I have a little different insight into what i'm witnessing today. That Race card has been played before many, many times. It's the kind of thing that happens when a sound argument cannot be expressed. In Montana, they're using "Parental Rights," to fuse together social and religious belief. It is the reason I'm talking about Christian values and the element of White supremacy hiding behind it. They want, "Prohibition, " of certain images and words removed from the classroom. Parents Rights In Education (PRIE) a national organization has the focus of Critical Race Theory and wants constrained sex education in schools. There are two books found in Montana education libraries that have the title "Lawn Boy," and "Gender Queen," that they want removed. The initial concern was with a book titled, "The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian," by Sherman Alexie. I know Sherman Alexie. He lived in the house across road on a small reservation in Eastern Washington near a town called Wellpinit. My childhood friend whose grandparents we used to visit in the tiny rural area of the Spokane Indians, used to play with Sherman when we visited. I doubt he remembers me. We were just a bunch of little Indian kids, but Sherman grew up to become an author and a book he wrote, "Tonto and Lone Ranger Fist fight in Heaven," was the basis of a movie that was later titled, "Smoke signals." I'm not exactly sure what the problem is with the book. But I know the legal verbage that Montana has with school policy is, "Individuals may be instructed or compelled to apologize for their race or forced to admit privilege based on race." Not only that, but advisory groups pushing for change have a problem with the word, "Equity." The word equity has been used in education for a very long time which makes sense since it is the defnition of the word. There was a debate and some how that word is tied to protection for students with disability and Native American Students. This is guided by the Education Act which is a nation wide application that supports the least restrictive environment for student learning. I won't get into it now, but I'll explain it further, as I switch to the State of Washington and my own experience with these laws and legal description. What you need to know is that equity is introduced and tied to the phrase "Institutional Racism." There was a study or a thesis at the Doctoral and Masters level in education that talks about these things which boils down to the current debate of "Critical Race Theory." Now Critical Race Theory or CRT for short isn't taught in intermediate education or even High School or Junior High education, but just like mentioned above, the words are, "Individuals may be instucted or compelled,.." continued, "admit privilege based on race." That's where were at. It hasn't happened. Students might be compelled to. You see what I'm trying to describe here? Just the mention of fact and true history is a threat. I wanted you to know the under-lying motivation before I even got to the point of explaining these things, so you would understand why I said, "it was always sitting there waiting to come out." Racism is a theory of discrimination based on race which is illegal. These groups are claiming that they are being discriminated against based on race besides two hundred and fifty years or more that states otherwise. Imagine that bubble I mentioned. In that buuble, you are the victim of discrimination based on race because someone might refer to history and compell you to admit your privilege based on race. Do you see what is happening here? Logic is upside down. People who aren't white are the perpetraitors of discrimination because they follow a law that prohibits discrimination. So up is down and right is left and the majority is a minority! That's the logic despite the facts, records, laws and history. Which leads me to this point. Perspective is a personal thing. It's the bubble that I'm talking about. It's not just one groups bubble. We all have our own bubble. Thing is though, education & school has it's own bubble to. That's the bubble were talking about. In that bubble is where I dedicated and committed and am accountable for years of work in these areas for my own State of Washington. In our Bubble, or more procisely in Indian Education in Washington, we used culture & language as the root of our understanding to History, Equity, Disability, Special Education and or Equality in the learning environment. We built relationships with other Tribes and a got our legislature to pass laws that would recognize the things I've mentioned, as student support for learning and that's why I said, "I'll explain it later for laws & descriptions in the State of Washington." This didn't happen overnight. It took decades for it to happen. It took cooperation at the national level. It took trial and error and countless School Board Meetings, Parent Teacher Meetings, administration meetings. I even meet with a focus group called State Design Team for special education that operates under the Superintendent of public schools in the state. I've read studies and met with professors of all races and ethnicities. I've "test-drove," entire "turn-key," computer educational systems to understand how they work and to provide feedback to government departments and private institutions. I've personally sat in "quarrels," at the intermediate, Junior high and High School level to get an understanding where students perspective is and where educator perspective is, as well as administration. I've involved myself in the business of education. To have all of it erased because someone might be compelled to admit a privilege is astonishing to me and I see it as in itself an even higher level of privilege. I don't have any enemies in all of this. I don't see my friends or colleagues of different backgrounds, as the "other side." We're all in it for the student. We do it for the future. To me it's super crazy to think during my life time that I might be inconvienced or slightly uncomfortable, so that I might insist that everyone else should change what their thinking or what words they use, so i might be comfortable. But that's the logic prevalent today.