Skill And Merit Sent To The Back Of The Bus

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused the bus driver’s order to move to the back of the bus. The white section had filled up, and while Parks was seated in the “colored” section, she was told to move when another white passenger boarded the bus. Because she refused, Parks was then arrested.

The arrest triggered what became known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Led by Martin Luther King, Jr., the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) organized a boycott of the city’s buses. The boycott lasted 13 months and was a huge success, with residents carpooling, walking, or riding in Black-owned cabs instead of taking the bus. 

Ultimately, the boycott resulted in the desegregation of public buses in Montgomery and nationwide. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in November 1956 that segregated bus seating was unconstitutional, and the desegregation took effect on December 20, 1956. 

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. It showcased the effectiveness of nonviolent protest in confronting racial segregation. This boycott inspired other African American communities in the South to engage in protests and marked the beginning of the direct nonviolent resistance phase of the movement.

Isn’t it Ironic that race motivated a positive change in 1955 for the betterment of society, and now the left is using it as their excuse to sabotage the citizenship?

I have often written that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is nothing more than a new name for quotas. The truth is it divides, creates inequality, and excludes. The idea places skin color over both skill and merit, which, in the twisted minds of the left, doesn’t matter. It has been pushed relentlessly into businesses to the detriment of many of them. While the idea is blatantly unjust to those qualified job applicants who must watch as the position is given to someone less competent because of their race, liberals have now taken to punishing those who try to maintain true business equality by hiring the best candidate.

The Daily Mail recently reported that a Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) trainer had her boss put on administrative leave after accusing him of hiring people for Oregon’s forestry department based on merit rather than being part of a perceived disadvantaged group.

Megan Donecker was outraged when her former boss, Mike Shaw, told her that he intended to hire “the most qualified candidates for the job” and not based on their race, ethnicity, or sexuality. The revelation prompted Donecker to file a complaint against him.

Shaw, who earns $192,000 a year as deputy head of Oregon’s Department of Forestry, is now on administrative leave due to a complaint from Donecker, the head of the department’s DEI program. Donecker claimed that six LGBTQ+ employees couldn’t “feel safe or comfortable” in their work environment because it was impossible to have a conversation around pronouns.

Donecker, who has lost all touch with reality, identifies herself on her LinkedIn page as an “accomplice to marginalized communities.” She objects to the “old boys club” atmosphere that she claims exists at her workplace. Although she no longer works at the forestry department, she remains a DEI consultant. 
The dispute became public after an investigation by The Oregonian. The forestry department stated that it views DEI complaints as potentially serious instances of discrimination. Governor Tina Kotek (D-OR) has also become involved and strongly supported DEI programs amid the controversy. She emphasized the need to guarantee that all possible efforts are being made to “advance DEI.”

Donecker quit her job at the forestry department in March due to stress over her complaint. She lives with her wife and an adopted child. “It is bad for women at forestry,” Donecker told the Daily Mail. “It is even worse if you are queer.”

Shaw has been on administrative leave since August, but forestry officials won’t say why he cannot go to work. Donecker’s complaint focused on her DEI Ideals, which were allegedly disliked, and her attendance at management meetings was not appreciated.

This is obviously a case of a bitter, vengeful radical who, like all leftists, places feelings above reality and common sense. We’ve come to expect this from liberals who don’t get their way, but unlike the Rosa Parks case, the Oregon Forestry Department did nothing to stop the injustice.

Instead, they forced skill and merit to sit at the back of the bus and took the side of an angry fool who thinks skin color and sexual preferences are job qualifications.