The Associated Press has once again illustrated its enormous leftist bias in its reporting. Such is the case in an article entitled “Trump‘s action against Smithsonian criticized. Civil rights advocates, historians call order a bid to sanitize racism.”
The article bashes the Trump administration for trying to overhaul the over-the-top injection of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) into the Smithsonian from the Biden era. The article gets quotes from one leftist group after another criticizing Trump for trying to erase Black history, which is nonsense.
But what is striking about the bias is that there’s not a single example of the museum’s ludicrous DEI measures presented in the article. And there are plenty.
The woke leaders of the museum now include a display at the Smithsonian that visitors encounter lambasting the evils of “white privilege.” (See display on left.)
A sign includes various aspects of so-called “white culture” that the museum claims are detrimental to society. They include:
- Hard work is the key to success
- Work before play
- The individual is the primary unit
- Self-reliance
- Independence and autonomy are highly valued and rewarded
- The nuclear family: father, mother, 2.3 children is the ideal social unit
- Respect authority
- Heavy value on ownership space, property
- Justice
- Based on English common law
- Protect property and entitlements
- Intent counts
- Action Orientation
- Must always “do something” about a situation
- Be polite
That’s right — being polite, being on time, respecting authority, placing work before play and protecting your property all are seen as pejoratives by the wokesters running the museum.
Kudos to the Trump administration for fighting back against this nonsense. Too bad we have a press corps that continues to give credence to crazies who perpetuate the woke indoctrination peddled by the left.