Political Archeology

For John, BLUF:  The Rudi Dutschke types of the world envision a long march through the institutions, replacing what exists wiht what is untried.  Better is to build upon what is ats hand and known, improving as we go along.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Is George Washington fit only for contempt?

Here is the sub-headline:

Ask Frederick Douglass.

From , by Jeff Jacoby Globe Columnist,Updated May 18, 2022, 3:00 a.m..

Here is the lede plus one:

“George Washington University needs a new name” was the eye-catching headline on an opinion column published by The Washington Post last week.  The 750-word essay was written by Caleb Francois, a GW senior majoring in international relations who isn’t happy with his alma mater.  I read the column with particular interest: George Washington University is my alma mater.

Francois indicts GW for its “systemic racism, institutional inequality, and white supremacy,” which he blames for such alleged shortcomings as the fact that the faculty is only 19 percent Black and that “no African languages are taught at GW.”  Although a majority of GW’s students are nonwhite, Francois derides the admissions office for its failure “to ensure a student body with adequate minority representation.”

First off, there is the question of innumeracy.  What percentage of Black Professors would the Writer think is fair?

Then there is the question of the foundation for our nation.  Jesus told us:

That one is like a person building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when the flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built.

Luke 6:48 (NAB)

I think he has a point.  If we discount the Founding Fathers with all their flaws, and the Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, what is our foundation?  Is it Criticsl Racer Theory?  That seems to go nowhere.  As we do our political archeology we need to find the treasures that are in our past and dust them off and use them to guide us into an ever better future.  Lashing out at George Washington does not advance much.  Finding what was good in him does.  This is a project for each generation.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff