By james art 
Member of the City Council of Scottsdale Adam Quabman has recently published on X that Dei “poison will be rooted in our beautiful city.” His comment referred to an image of Scottsdale’s love statue, surrounded by a diverse group of residents.
Many people found the comment of Kwasman’s “poison” insensitive, others found him cruel and discriminatory. Kwasman’s comment was so remarkable that it was covered by the Arizona Republic, Fox10 News, Scottsdale Independent, Scottsdale Progress, Phoenix New Times and Jewish news.
I was disappointed how Kwasman responded to the negative media coverage. He explained, rationalized and defended his comment: “There were email campaigns to me that are full incorrect characteristics.” Kwasman wrote an offer of inclusion and claimed to stand side by side against intolerance.
One thing that a kvassman did not do was just to apologize for his offensive words. Any statement of protection against discrimination feels hollow when it minimizes someone else’s perspective on words like “poison”. Kwasman appreciates the content of the character and this is a good look at his.
This is not the first time a kvassman has rejected perspectives that oppose his and tried to calm these voices.
On January 21, 2016, Kwasman was a first year student at ASU. The topic of the class was the legal ambiguity and how the context changed the meaning of the words. A student asked about Senator Ted Cruz’s campaign that Donald Trump is a “values in New York”. The professor expressed that some people believe that Cruz’s comment was anti -Semitic. Kwasman erupted in Cruz’s defense, calling the professor’s opinion “ridiculous” and exclaims “Your words affect the lives of other people!”
Quasman recorded the class and quickly made it a national incident by launching Sean Haniti’s audio to Fox. On the same day, Kidman was a guest of the “conservative circus”, where he spoke against the liberal professors, spreading biases, saying, “He would not let him get out with the poisoning of people’s minds.” There is this word again.
Quasman continued to say that if he was still in the state legislative body, he would begin to find immediately in every way to reduce the university’s budget. What better way to marginalize the different opinions of discouraging those you disagree with?
Ironically, ASU at Michael Crowe is a national leader in resolving all perspectives to find expression. Last month alone, ASU defended the right to freedom of expression when thousands of students protested against Republicans’ activities at United College on Campus.
I raised a Jew from the parents in New York. I personally agreed with the professor of a legal school that Cruz’s comments feel anti -Semite. I have heard “Jew York” and similar rumors over the years. Whether Cruz intended his comments to be anti -Semitic or just digging the liberals on the east coast, their interpretation by others as anti -Semite is a true and valid feeling.
In the first month of Kidman, he has already filed a complaint against him to the Prosecutor General for violation of the Law on the Open Sentenance. He used parliamentary procedures to block colleagues to speak in favor of the Scottsdale Resistance Plan. And, in the morning of his inauguration, he attended a fundraising host of a zoning lawyer, despite his campaign promising to avoid the support of the zoning attorneys.
Kwasman is right, words affect the lives of other people. Especially words like “poison” coming from a selected employee.
Quasman shows his privilege of work, marginalizing other views. Its insensitivity shows why programs for diversity, justice and inclusion are important. Discrimination protection should not rely on the subjective opinion of high, middle -aged, financially secure, laborious white person. Instead of showing leadership, kvassman shows the lack of emotional intelligence and its poor character content. Jn
Jason Alexander is a 15-year-old resident of Scottsdale, the father of two teenagers in local schools, a software engineer and a small business owner.
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