Why Oregon is the epicenter of "Critical race theory" and "Wokeism"

 BOTH THEORIES INTERSECT IN OREGON IN THE 1980'S

DERRICK BELL  AND BHAGWAN RAJNEESH AUTHORS

It is no coincidence that Oregon has emerged as the center of radical activism. Derrick Bell, the author of "Race, Racism and American Law", 1973, was a law professor at Harvard. His theory of Critical race theory was rejected by Harvard and he eventually emerged as the Dean of the University of Oregon, school of law in 1980. Even today the school is advertised as "Preparing students to drive change in the world" and that "Their students are innovators, activists and advocates for change"

It seems this university has been producing such activists for 40 years. If we see who the leadership of Antifa and other anarchist groups are mostly young white university students and even some professors.

In 1981 Bhagwan Rajneesh moved to Antelope, Oregon from India. He was at the time a Guru of his new age religion of Rajneeshism which was advertised as a non religious religion. The basic tenets of his philosophy is the rejection of traditional religion or societal norms and let the person find their own identity through meditation, and prayer. They reject marriage as bondage for women, advocated for childless lives due to overpopulation and reject most government regulation. When the individual had reached his fulfillment he has been "Awakened", It seems it has now been abbreviated to "Woke"

The Bhagwan bought the 64,000 acre plus Big Muddy ranch in Antelope Oregon for $5.75. He had his beginnings of recognition in the 1960's and as his followers grew, he began to have some conflicts from the Indian authorities. Most of his followers were upper middle-class and wealthy youth from western Europe and America. Many of them women and an average age of 30. Most were well educated with many advanced degrees.

They incorporated their own city of Rajneeshpuram which was mostly self supporting through agriculture and also several business's in Yoga and Stress management etc.. In the years of operation they generated over $120 million in income. They constructed their own housing and airport. They eventually began to have conflicts with the local residents and authorities which escalated into a biological attack on the county residents and a plot to assassinate the Federal attorney in Oregon. They also owned a Hotel in Portland. They used buses to pick up homeless people all across the country to swell their residents so as to be able to take control of County government, but they were still defeated. Their city was about 100 miles from both Portland and Eugene.

Originally populated by 200-400 people in 1981 by 1983 it had grown to near 3000. Near 7000 attended their first world celebration in 1982. Most new residence were encouraged to sell their belongings and become part of Rajneesh family. The administration was mostly run by women who had contact with Bhagwan. He was seen very little and didn't speak for extended periods.

Bhagwan came to U.S. on a visa for health care, eventually he was going to be arrested for immigration violations, but instead returned to India. His administration also fled mostly to Europe but were extradited back to the U.S. where they were prosecuted and convicted for numerous felonies. The city continued on for several years, but eventually most of the adherents were incorporated into the population of Oregon and all around the country. It was taken over by the state in 1988.

He then reopened his meditation retreats in India and has a following with many of the technology leaders of silicon valley. He died in 1990 at the age of 58, but his corporation is still active. It seems both these philosophies have merged into the new Socialist revolution. Or were they incorporated by the socialist revolutionaries. Either way these are the roots of these new semi-religious theories.