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Eugene Weekly is published every Thursday by What’s Happening Inc. Postmaster: Send address changes to Eugene Weekly, 1251 Lincoln St., Eugene, OR 97401-3418. ©2016 What’s Happening Inc. All rights reserved. * TAX NOT INCLUDED. eugeneweekly.com • August 24, 2017 3 LETTERS THE MOST DANGEROUS EVIL UNCLE PHIL Many districts are cutting teaching posi- rageously about their experiences living in ANIMAL Nike founder Phil Knight donated half tions this year. Eugene. An African-American woman told Camilla Mortensen’s article “Endan- a million dollars to Republican gubernato- What is surprising is how many people of being verbally assaulted by a sandy- gered Wolves, Invasive Wolves?” [Aug. rial candidate Knute Buehler. While the who identify as progressive, liberal, etc., haired man driving by while she waited for 10] brought to mind an invasive species amount of the donation is larger than nor- continue to support Nike by buying their a bus on Highway 126. A black man living that is rapacious in every environment it mal, this should be no surprise to anybody clothing and acting as Nike advertisers. in south Eugene had his house spray-paint- encounters and whose unchecked popula- who has been paying attention to Oregon Eugene's 4J school district actually signed ed with a slur. A number of the speakers tion growth will be the death of us all. The politics. a contract to use Nike gear, requiring stu- called out white people in the audience to cattlepersons claim that cattle are not inva- The sweatshop pioneer has been donat- dents to be mandatory corporate advertis- do more than show up at a rally, saying, sive because they are managed. Even using ing to Republicans for many years. He also ers for Nike. “Silence is violence.” that self-serving definition, this species is has consistently donated to campaigns to It’s generally a good idea not to fi- White people need to educate ourselves an extreme danger to us all. defeat desperately needed school funding nancially support those who are working on how structural racism, anti-Semitism Of course, I refer to homo sapiens. Why tax measures. Knight feels that he has to against you. and homophobia work to divide and ma- is there no discussion of human overpopu- pay too much in taxes and wants more tax Joshua Welch nipulate us. Then we need to move out of lation? Actually, the answer is quite simple. cuts. Eugene our comfort zone and initiate difficult con- There has yet to be conceived an economic And speaking of taxes, not long ago versations with friends and relatives. We model for a stable population, much less the Republican-friendly billionaire was FIGHT HATE must find in ourselves the integrity to ad- one that is shrinking. What would happen identified as one of America’s most noto- I appreciate your coverage of the Char- dress racism wherever it occurs, including to the housing market if there were more rious tax-dodgers, stashing more than $10 lottesville Solidarity March. The increasing our workplaces, our local government and houses than people? billion in overseas tax havens avoiding confidence of white supremacists under the police. As a start, check out the Southern It defies physics that any population can contributing to Oregon’s schools and other current administration poses a cataclysmic Poverty Law Center website “Ten Ways to grow indefinitely. We have to start creating essential services. In Phil’s mind, he can threat to our lives and those of our descen- Fight Hate.” To be free means to be safe, a shrinking-to-stable population economic never be rich enough. dants. As a 70-year-old white woman, I and injustice anywhere means injustice ev- model to make the transition peacefully. Meanwhile Oregon’s public schools am extremely grateful to have lived long erywhere, so do something today towards The other option is to leave the earth a ra- have some of the largest classes in the enough to witness local people of color creating a safe, respectful environment for dioactive cinder ball. nation and also have one of the short- leading our community’s fight against rac- everyone in our community. Gregg Ferry est school years. Art, P.E. and other vital ism in all its forms. Patricia Bryan Corvallis programs have been slashed and burned. At the Aug. 14 rally, many spoke cou- Eugene HOT AIR SOCIETY BY TONY CORCORAN The Race is On! DOES NIKE MAKE HORSESHOES? veryone knows the difference between a horse race and a political 2014? Remember Dr. Bud Pierce against Gov. Kate in 2016? What did they all race, right? In a horse race, the whole horse races! have in common? They all filed directly for a statewide race without any prior It’s been barely a month since the Oregon Legislature closed up experience running for public office. And all three lost their first race. Brown beat shop. Now the 2018 campaigns are in full swing. RUFKM? The fil- Buehler by 9 points in the 2012 SOS race. ing deadline is still nine months away! Buehler believed running for local office or the state Legislature was “be- EThe governor’s race will draw the most attention next year. I doubt Kate neath” him in 2012. Unlike Wehby and Pierce, Knute took his political advisors’ Brown will see any serious contenders in her Democratic primary. Maybe central advice after his loss to Kate and ran for the Oregon House successfully in 2014 Oregon’s Knute Buehler will be her Republican opponent in the general. Could it and 2016. Once elected to the House, Knute cast some pretty atypical Republican be a rerun of the 2012 Secretary of State (SOS) race? votes. First Buehler will have to survive a Republican primary election next May. Knute tried to build his credentials as a moderate Republican; he supported an Two strong constituencies within the Republican Party, the gun lobby and the expansion of birth control access through pharmacists, and he voted for an anti- anti-abortion religious right, are lukewarm to him.