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Polly Frost's avatar

Thanks, Jim, for a piece that is only called “fear mongering” by those who think there should be no questioning of our public policies. Public policies should always be questioned and calling it “fear mongering” is just a way the Left has of shutting down reasonable discourse.

Nine years ago, when I first moved back to Santa Barbara where I grew up, I couldn't believe how many people I met talked about the need for more diversity in this city - in the very first conversation we had. They'd say how much it bothers them to live here. Sure, the weather is great, the city is surrounded by ocean and mountains, but they couldn't enjoy their life here because it just isn't diverse enough. At a dinner party I was seated next to a woman who went on and on, complaining bitterly about “the lack of diversity” here and finally I asked, “So why don't you move to Memphis? Or Baltimore?” She acted shocked by my question. “Because this is where I need to be, to fight for diversity.” It turned out she was working in the diversity section of some public non-profit here. Being paid nicely, I'm sure.

Then there was the head of Santa Barbara Botanical Garden who sent out an offensive email during the BLM summer saying he would not tolerate racism at The Garden. I wrote him back and said I've been going to The Garden since I was a kid and I have never seen non-white people turned away at the gate or harassed on the trails. He said, “It happens.” I replied “It happens that as much as I love The Garden you are never going to get another donation from me until you apologize for this insulting nonsense.” He didn't of course, and I'm not a member any longer.

So, let's stop this charade. DEI people are here because they DON'T want to live in a diverse city. They do not want to spend their days and nights actually doing something for non-white people, like being a paramedic on the South Side of Chicago. They just want to morally grandstand and do yoga on the beach and feel good about being complete hypocrites.

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C Schmidt's avatar

Anyone who sends their children to a government school deserves what they get.

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