White Supremacist Running Mostly Latino, Black School

Chispas, this one is kind of crazy even for these crazy times we live in! So a white supremacist, who has written for white supremacist publications and also hates gays, has been running a Catholic elementary school with mostly Latino and black students as principal for two years. A snippet from The New York Daily News:

Frank Borzellieri, 48, was quietly promoted to principal of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School two years ago – despite a history of controversial writings and campaigns, including a push to ban a biography on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

In 2004, Borzellieri wrote the book “Don’t Take It Personally: Race, Immigration, Crime and Other Heresies,” in which he declares “diversity is a weakness” and says the rising black and Hispanic populations in America will lead to the “New Dark Age.”

He has also written frequently for the white supremacist publication American Renaissance, with which he is still “intimately involved,” the non-profit Southern Poverty Law Center says.

The pastor of the school has acknowledged knowing about Borzellieri’s “views” but didn’t think they would be a problem when he hired him — although he admitted that he didn’t agree with them. Actually the pastor even went so far as to say that Borzellieri’s ideas are valuable, logical and reasonable and would benefit minorities.

These are ideas like banning books on race and culture, such as Martin Luther King, Jr.’s biography, removing gay teachers or references to homophobia from schools, and trying to introduce a resolution as a school board member to teach kids that U.S. culture is superior to others — a sure fire way to help them grow up to compete in a globalized world!

There’s lots more good stuff in the NY Daily News story, I’d be curious to see what you think about this.

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