State Rep. Jon Hardister (R-Guilford), as the chair of the NC House Education – Universities Committee and House majority whip, sent a strongly worded letter to UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz about a mandatory “equity, diversity and inclusion” training program.
The letter was co-signed by 52 state representatives and 15 state senators.
In the letter Hardister states, “Based on the evidence that has been presented by the Carolina Review, the contents of this training program are divisive and offensive.”
The mandatory program was held by the UNC Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.
Hardister states, “Some of the contents of this “training” include the claim that we are on stolen land in North Carolina; the claim that grocery stores are oppressive because not everyone can reach the top shelf; that airlines are oppressive because not everyone can fit into an average size seat; that our society “disempowers, or sometimes harms” people who are left-handed; that “whiteness” and “white privilege” pervade our society; and that “whiteness” and “white privilege” can be juxtaposed with other tenets of oppression.”
In the letter, Hardister states that all people should be treated with respect and tolerance but adds, “Instead, programs like this perpetuate division, animosity and mistrust. It is very concerning, and also very sad, that this kind of propaganda is being mandated in a public university. It is ironic that programs like this do the opposite of their expressed intentions; while they claim to promote tolerance and inclusivity, they in fact do the opposite.”
Hardister notes that some students reportedly felt “guilty” and “convicted” after the mandated training program and states, “This is shameful. It is irresponsible to promote the theory that a person (in this case a college student) should feel guilty simply because of their skin is a certain color.”
Hardister ends the letter with six questions he asks Guskiewicz to answer, including, “Does your administration have a plan to address concerns related to politically-motivated indoctrination on campus both in the classroom and in university-sanctioned organizations?”
Not stolen.
Conquered.
not quite not yet
The gallant, victorious Union Army had no problem after the Civil War “stealing” the Indian lands west of the Mississippi. Remember, “ The only good Indian is a dead Indian” a few hiccups along the way. General Custer can verify.
It was not just NC the whole US was stolen from the Native Americans. They were here first. 100 + treaties with them and our government broke every one of them. Shame on us. What was done to the Native American people was just as bad as slavery if not worse When the talk of reparations start they should go to the front of the line
Agreed.
Please tell us who the Indians stole the land from. They didn’t manufacture it.
No they didn’t manufacture it they just happened to be here first so why does it have to be that they stole anything
You need to read Wayne’s reply. Did some native Indians steal land from each other? How do we know they had “rights” to the land where they lived?
You’re trying to put practices today back in place 300 years ago, which can’t be done. Some people like to pretend the Indians were quiet and peaceful and it was those awful Europeans who forced them to leave. Quite simply, that is looking at history with current reading glasses.
So tell me wayne if the Indians were here first and the Europeans came later who has the rights to the land they live on. If you live somewhere can someone just come and take it from you. Just curious.
Sure enough. Eminent domain. The government can take it any time they want.
I paid good money for the land I live on.
There is no way I would allow my daughter or son to attend any program with such baloney. UNC is nothing but a bunch of liberal idiots hell bent on indoctrinating our young people. My children or grandchildren will never attend this institution. What a joke for the so-called “flag ship” university in our state. The only flags they raise are the rainbow coalition and the communist flags. Get rid of these people and return our university to the people.
Remember these words wayne Eminent Domain
I paid good money for mine also but guess what don’t pay your taxes the government will own it. If it’s determined by the government that it’s needed for a better use guess what happens you will soon find out you don’t own crap. You never really own anything you just rent it. Have you ever seen a trailer hitch on a hearse
Keep Pressing Jon.
Nobody is equal to anybody. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days. -Thomas Sowell
To quote Chief Seattle: “who can own the land”? Immigrants destroyed the native culture, to preserve theirs.
In this country, and most everywhere else, it ain’t you that owns the land. The land is Sovereign.
It must be so hard going through life, so fragile, thin skin and tender hearted that historically accurate information causes this much pain. Maybe they just need a safe space.