I Am, Whatever I Say I Am
If you want to begin to grasp the insanity of the far Left in this country, look at NAACP leader, Rachel Dolezal, a White female who pretended to be an African American. She appears to genuinely feel Black. So, for her, the pretense is only a case of trying to force reality to conform to her perceived-self. Probably, not unlike democratic senator and potential presidential candidate, Elizabeth Warren, who perceives herself to be a Native American.
It should be obvious, that Caitlyn Jenner is just the tip of the iceberg.
At least in Warren's case, though, she's alleged to have a 1/32 blood-quantum, which is almost imperceptible. But, with a microscope and some heavy duty DNA studies you might find some tenuous, genetic connection. Unfortunately, we have only her word that her great, great, great grandmother was a Native American. In reality, she "self-identifies" as a minority. Beyond that, there is no evidence to support her claims.
Both Warren and Dolezal appear to have misrepresented the truth in an effort to advance their personal cause, although both deny this. Harvard, in fact, used Warren's minority status to fend off claims that Harvard lacked sufficient minority representation among professors. Warren and Harvard have responded to this accusation by saying that Warren's out-sized salary wasn't due to her claims as a minority. Leaving us once again, with only their word as evidence.
It seems as though Ms. Warren was able to spin her status as an alleged double minority into a three hundred sixty five thousand dollar a year salary. That's for teaching a single class. Is it any wonder that college tuition is so costly. Or, that Americans have a trillion dollars in unpaid student loan debt. When the government makes it easier to take on debt, people's debt load tends to increase, not decrease. The same kind of bubble that caused so much financial damage in the housing market, currently exists in the form of massive student loan debt. And, for all the same reasons.
Here's the real issue, if we are going to encourage people to be different, and, by doing so empower them to receive some kind of special benefit, they will, make no mistake, find their otherness, mining their personal histories for any hint of racial, sexual or cultural distinction. No more, will we be "Out of Many We are One." Instead, it will be, "Out of One, We are Many, Diverse, Different, Separate." Making America a nation divided, not a nation united.
Mark Magula
It should be obvious, that Caitlyn Jenner is just the tip of the iceberg.
At least in Warren's case, though, she's alleged to have a 1/32 blood-quantum, which is almost imperceptible. But, with a microscope and some heavy duty DNA studies you might find some tenuous, genetic connection. Unfortunately, we have only her word that her great, great, great grandmother was a Native American. In reality, she "self-identifies" as a minority. Beyond that, there is no evidence to support her claims.
Both Warren and Dolezal appear to have misrepresented the truth in an effort to advance their personal cause, although both deny this. Harvard, in fact, used Warren's minority status to fend off claims that Harvard lacked sufficient minority representation among professors. Warren and Harvard have responded to this accusation by saying that Warren's out-sized salary wasn't due to her claims as a minority. Leaving us once again, with only their word as evidence.
It seems as though Ms. Warren was able to spin her status as an alleged double minority into a three hundred sixty five thousand dollar a year salary. That's for teaching a single class. Is it any wonder that college tuition is so costly. Or, that Americans have a trillion dollars in unpaid student loan debt. When the government makes it easier to take on debt, people's debt load tends to increase, not decrease. The same kind of bubble that caused so much financial damage in the housing market, currently exists in the form of massive student loan debt. And, for all the same reasons.
Here's the real issue, if we are going to encourage people to be different, and, by doing so empower them to receive some kind of special benefit, they will, make no mistake, find their otherness, mining their personal histories for any hint of racial, sexual or cultural distinction. No more, will we be "Out of Many We are One." Instead, it will be, "Out of One, We are Many, Diverse, Different, Separate." Making America a nation divided, not a nation united.
Mark Magula