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Lt. Gen. Silveria’s Stand Against Racism, and His Unfortunate Paean to “Diversity”
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Lt. Gen. Silveria’s Stand Against Racism, and His Unfortunate Paean to “Diversity”

By Jon Hersey

Oct 03, 2017
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After racial slurs appeared on the message boards of five black students at the United States Air Force Preparatory Academy in Colorado Springs, CO., the school’s superintendent, Lt. General Jay Silveria, gathered the students and faculty and presented an ultimatum: “If you can’t treat someone with dignity and respect, get out.”1

Such intolerance for raci…

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