Matt Landers, my good man, is your "so we changed the narrative," and "it didn’t change, in our opinion, the content of the program whatsoever" (in reference to diversity, equity, and inclusion within Genesee County programs and policies, covered by Joanne Beck's article on 3/19/25), the same as "flipping the script"? "Having it both ways"? Sir, you tell me! I'm confused. Why not stand your ground, keep the narrative unchanged since you're not changing the program?
You know, Matt, among the generation before yours, if you got caught dissembling, you didn’t attempt to change your story, your narrative. You confessed that you dissembled, you admitted to being a dissembler, then made an effort to not do so again! And I'm certainly not accusing you of being that. But I think the example is worth contemplating when considering your reaction to the U.S. President's executive order, which in my opinion, only muddies further the "hot potato" of DEI with your words. It sounds to me like you "want to have your cake and eat it too." Or "potato," in this case.
Apparently, times have changed since the days of earlier generations, but please, please stop playing fast and easy with words, with language. After all, that's what compose stories, narratives, scripts, and just give us the truth. Tell us what you really think, what you really feel, and why! Be "authentic," as the generation after, not before, yours says! And don't give us a lot of rigamarole and rhetoric, my hands are tied, I really believe this but have to say that, it's all in the interest of dollars and cents for the county, because eventually you're gonna start to believe your changeable and constructed narratives, and how they can lead one down a "slippery slope."
You're the County Manager, not the County Waffler.
Thanks.
Donald Weyer, Batavia NY
