Fighting Back Against the Bureacrats

Alexander Rowson
U Idaho

Recently, the great state of Arizona took a groundbreaking step against the multicult bureaucrats of academia. The media reported it as a ban of so-called "ethnic studies classes". As usual, this was not quite the truth.

In Arizona, you can still take a class on the history and culture of any ethnic group of the world - from the Aztecs, to the Germans, to the Japanese or Greeks. That is any sane person's definition of what an ethnic studies class is. But not to the liberal academia of Arizona, allied with radical ethnocentric groups like "The Council of La Raza (The Race)".

Their vision of "ethnic studies" classes was radical leftism, hatred of the historical American nation, and encouragement of racial grievances amongst "oppressed minorities"... for example, the substantial Hispanic population of the Southwest United States. A common mythology promoted by groups like La Raza declares that land won by the USA in the Mexican-American War is stolen, and should be reconquered by Mexican nationals. This includes much of California, Colorado, Texas, and Arizona. Of course, this was all paid for by the taxes of honest, hardworking Arizonans, without their consent.

The Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, John Huppenthal, said that when he went into these classrooms, he would see portrayals of Ben Franklin as a "racist" and portraits of Communist mass-murderer Che Guevara, a hero of both Hispanic ethnocentrists and far-left loonies.

So Arizona, led by Governor Jan Brewer, took action. The state legislature drafted and passed a law which allows the Arizona government to halt funding to any school with classes that:
* 1) promote the overthrow of the United States government;
* 2) promote resentment toward a race or class of people;
* 3) are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group; or
* 4) advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals.

In other words, the majority of multicult, left-wing classes are no longer eligible for public funding in the great state of Arizona. Anyone can still preach these ideas if they want - but no longer will they be supported by the the money of the Arizonan taxpayer, and no longer will student money that should be going to maintenance, equipment, and real classes be used to fund this garbage.

Of course, there was an outcry from the usual suspects. The New York Times said that the Arizona government "promotes discord and intolerance" and called the concerns of the voters "nativist fears". Dolores Huerta, a race hustler along the lines of Jesse Jackson, proclaimed that "we’re just going to teach ethnic studies and violate the law, [and] get people in jail."

We stand with Arizona whole-heartedly on this issue. In fact, we find this to be the most exciting conservative development in recent memory. The leftists captured America by capturing the schools and the academia, and this is the first blow against that stranglehold. Ethnic studies classes and the immigration situation are not the core of this issue- it is that a corrupt and narcissistic academia dictates far too much of the national rhetoric.

Why just Arizona? Why not Idaho? Washington? Montana? In all states, the majority of tax money comes from middle and upper-middle class, hardworking people, who tend to be conservative. They don't want their tax-money funding radical propaganda. Nor do most students want their hard-earned tuition money spent on the same.

Let's start getting organized and demand change from the university system. Simple activism really can change things, as can contacting your senators and representatives. Let them know that YOU know and care about these issues, and that you're ready to take a stand for what is right. The leftists knew that once they controlled the schools they controlled the country - and once we take back the schools, the future for young patriots and conservatives will look much brighter.

THE NORTHWEST ALTERNATIVE: Connecting Conservatives in Washington and Idaho

Phil Tignino
WSU / Co-Editor

The Collegiate Network, an organization that has worked hard to support independent college publications for 30 years, has accepted THE NORTHWEST ALTERNATIVE into its ranks.

Being a member of this network will help propel this publication forward. Our goal, to unite conservative youth groups across the Northwest, is slowly being realized, giving us all the ability to change the political landscape on our campuses.

We'd also like to thank the Student Freedom Project, the Leadership Institute, and Youth for Western Civilization for being supportive and encouraging.

The Changing of the Guard

Alexander Smith
Student Freedom Foundation

There comes, in the course of history, times when a small minority can forever change the very fate of our nation. Often people claim that these times are eras of conflict or civil unrest, where the dedication of a few revolutionaries can surpass the collective apathy of the masses. Very rarely are elections credited with being true turning points in America history. Even political professors say that in the end of the day elections don't really matter, movements matter.

So what can you change by becoming just another yes or no vote in the electorate, unless you're part of the political elite? What can really changes the fate and direction of our nation is the social and cultural shifts. Often those shifts can be assisted by those we elect to higher office or the leader we prop up, but the momentum and the heart of any movement resides within the emotions of the people.

From my work in the political community for the past year, I have ridden shotgun to many of the political revolutions and issues of our time. I have seen the impact the media and our pop culture has on the direction of the people of my generation. More importantly I have seen the end result of all the madness and "reforms" that so many groups have been fighting for. The only results from their labor are a disenfranchised youth whose very future is being taxed by the growth of our nation.

This fact is being driven home by the rise in the cost of education and the continued reduction in entry level jobs for those soon to be out of school and/or out of work. For those raised on the promise of a good life after college are met with the cold reality of the stagnate waters that seem to be the future of our generation. With students being drunkenly awaken by Obama's last election found themselves quickly sobered by the increase attacks the their futures. What will become of the entitled youth when their comforts and future hopes are wagered against the preservation of a system they believe to have no stake in?

For those of you involved in the political realm, put your ears to the ground and listen to the rumble that's a coming. There is nothing more volatile to then a large number of high trained unemployed young people. As we have seen in the Middle East, the revolutions do not come from the old and the experienced, but from the youth whose dreams seem plausible with their perceived coming victory over the very culture that raised them. The larger the deficit grows, the more the entitlement generation will lose the dream that they where promise. To that end a great cultural revolution will come to America. A great cultural revolution that will forever change America and redefine the dream my generation fights for.

To what end do we strive? To whom do we find fellowship? To What send will the leader of tomorrow fight for today? One thing is for sure the changing of the guard is coming and the ranks will be filled with those that wish to fight to reclaim that which many of us feel was taken from us. The American Dream.