{"id":18504,"date":"2023-09-28T22:40:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T22:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=18504"},"modified":"2023-09-28T22:40:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T22:40:54","slug":"west-point-goes-full-woke-pushes-diversity-inclusion-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=18504","title":{"rendered":"West Point Goes Full Woke, Pushes \u2018Diversity & Inclusion Studies\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article originally appeared on\u00a0WND.com<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Guest by post by Peter LaBarbera \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Academy \u2018churning out young Marxists with contempt for very nation they\u2019re preparing to defend\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The United States Military Academy at West Point is offering a \u201cDiversity and Inclusion Studies Minor<\/a>\u201d as part of its escalating DEI agenda championing \u201ccritical race theory\u201d and transsexuality, among other leftist ideologies.<\/p>\n

Though the academy cloaks its DEI, or \u201cDiversity, Equity & Inclusion,\u201d mission in idealistic, cultural-left rhetoric, a review of its sustaining documents reveals signs of the same \u201cwoke\u201d mindset that has divided the nation by mainstreaming sex-and-gender radicalism as well as a\u00a0 racialist obsession deemed by many conservatives and moderates to be anti-white racism.<\/p>\n

The multi-billion-dollar corporate DEI movement (many call it an industry) promotes left-wing ideas and fads that have collectively been described as \u201cCultural Marxism\u201d by critics on the Right. They say its gender and race focus elevates grievances and alleged historical injustices while pitting societal groups against each other \u2013 rather than assessing all people by a single standard based on character and qualifications.<\/p>\n

Though the DEI movement champions \u201cinclusion,\u201d the ideologues behind it routinely show themselves to be intolerant of traditionalist and religious\/moral perspectives, labeling them as hateful, bigoted and \u201cphobic\u201d (hence the smear-terms \u201chomophobe\u201d and \u201ctransphobe\u201d).<\/p>\n

West Point justifies the intense DEI focus as a way to help recruitment by appealing to a younger generation that values \u201cdiversity\u201d \u2013 which is ironic because conservatives blame the U.S. military\u2019s same \u201cwoke\u201d push as the main reason for the current recruitment crisis. The Diversity & Inclusion Studies Minor was established in 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Armed Forces must reflect the nation it defends, including the diversity of the people we serve,\u201d states a West Point \u201cDiversity & Inclusion Plan\u201d<\/a> report. \u201cWe have a growing divide between the military demographic and the American people, particularly within the Officer Corps. An Army not representative of the nation may become illegitimate in the eyes of some people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Woke joke\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A headline by Sept. 26 Revolver News<\/a> for its story about the West Point DEI minor sums up the thoughts of many conservatives who associate DEI with mainstreaming of social radicalism: \u201cStick a fork in West Point, they\u2019re done \u2026 Wait until you see the new degree they\u2019re offering\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

The un-bylined Revolver article states: \u201cWell, West Point had a good run, didn\u2019t it? Once a beacon of prestige and elite training, this institution produced some of America\u2019s most outstanding leaders. But times have changed. Today, West Point is just another woke joke, churning out young Marxists with contempt for the very nation they\u2019re supposedly preparing to defend.\u201d<\/p>\n

It continues: \u201cWhat a travesty, and how embarrassing for West Point. The left has successfully transformed many of our nation\u2019s college students into pint-sized Marxists, and now they\u2019re seeking to steer our US military officers down the same ideological path.\u201d<\/p>\n

The USMA defines \u201cdiversity\u201d as follows: \u201cDiversity is the range of human differences, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability, religious or ethical values system, national origin, and political beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following are included in West Point\u2019s overall DEI program:<\/p>\n

\u201cInclusion of marginalized authors and research in the course designs throughout the core curriculum\u201d;
\nPL377 [course] : \u201cSocial inequality modified with content on anti-racism, anti-sexism, honor, resilience, and wellness\u201d
\nA \u201cDiversity Club\u201d called \u201cSpectrum\u201d for \u201cLGBTQ\u201d individuals;
\nA \u201cDEI Conversations\u201d talking point presentation that gives these as \u201cexample questions\u201d for Cadets: \u201cWhat are your thoughts and\/or feelings about George Floyd\u2019s death? How would you respond if that was your brother, husband or father?\u201d; \u201cHave you experienced or been privy to inequities concerning Black civilians or Soldiers?\u201d;<\/p>\n

The \u201cDiversity and Inclusion Studies Minor\u201d is described as follows:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Diversity and Inclusion Studies Minor (DISM) exposes Cadets to varied perspectives and methodologies for understanding and studying people. Moreover, the DISM at West Point offers Cadets a framework for critically and creatively thinking bout the broader impact of diversity and inclusion at the individual, organizational, societal, and global levels. It also provides our Cades opportunities to pursue diversity and inclusion in intra-, multi-, an inter-disciplinary ways. Faculty from the departments of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, History and English and Philosophy with assistance from colleagues across USMA collaborated to create the minor. Some of the courses offered with DISM: Leading Inclusive teams; Social Inequality, Power and Difference; Politics of Race, Gender and Sexuality; World Religions; Race, Ethnicity and Nation; Society and Culture in American History.\u201d<\/p>\n

Copyright 2023\u00a0WND News Center<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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