The University of Delaware administration has announced that it is going to add one million dollars each year to expenditures to promote diversity on the campus. That is not a small amount for a public university to spend, so there must be a really good reason for it, right? To use the old Fox News slogan, we'll report; you decide.
It seems that there was a discovery on the campus of a number of nooses hanging from a tree. The discovery started an uproar, but then the campus police determined that what was hanging from the tree were not nooses, but rather the remnants of paper lanterns put on the tree during an earlier event. In other words, there were no nooses, no hate speech, no provocations, no attempts to make the campus an unsafe space, none of the many items on the list that could cause upset among those who think diversity is the remedy for everything. It didn't matter. Even though nothing had happened, the university administration decided to spend a million dollars each year to promote diversity.
We often hear political debates about education come down to the liberals pushing for more money without ever stating how that money will be spent. If you ever needed an example of just how silly the left can be when it comes to spending money, we have it now with the University of Delaware.
It would be interesting for the governor or legislature of Delaware to look into this matter. I can hear the protestors now chanting about the need for academic freedom. After all, what could be more sacrosanct than money spent on campus to fight non-existent problems?
It seems that there was a discovery on the campus of a number of nooses hanging from a tree. The discovery started an uproar, but then the campus police determined that what was hanging from the tree were not nooses, but rather the remnants of paper lanterns put on the tree during an earlier event. In other words, there were no nooses, no hate speech, no provocations, no attempts to make the campus an unsafe space, none of the many items on the list that could cause upset among those who think diversity is the remedy for everything. It didn't matter. Even though nothing had happened, the university administration decided to spend a million dollars each year to promote diversity.
We often hear political debates about education come down to the liberals pushing for more money without ever stating how that money will be spent. If you ever needed an example of just how silly the left can be when it comes to spending money, we have it now with the University of Delaware.
It would be interesting for the governor or legislature of Delaware to look into this matter. I can hear the protestors now chanting about the need for academic freedom. After all, what could be more sacrosanct than money spent on campus to fight non-existent problems?
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