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DEI Can Only Exist in a Noncompetitive Environment

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Posted By: Hazymac, 1/4/2024 6:49:40 AM

Harvard President Claudine Gay’s recent testimony before the U.S. Congress and subsequent exposure of her academic history have revealed much about the true nature and purpose of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ideology. The most significant “A-ha!” moment from le affair Gay is that DEI only “works” in noncompetitive environments such as government and academia. The principles of “diversity” and “equity” implicitly assume that entities and organizations will continue along their current trajectory regardless of who’s in charge. DEI discounts merit, ability, and leadership and assumes as a matter of ideological gospel that “diversity” will more than make up for their loss.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Clinger 1/4/2024 8:14:22 AM (No. 1629307)
Well sense it's a tool for dismantling a competitive environment one would sure think it to be incompatible.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: bpl40 1/4/2024 8:36:53 AM (No. 1629317)
DEI is designed to eliminate competition and a level playing field to bring about a desired outcome.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Lazyman 1/4/2024 8:49:47 AM (No. 1629329)
In a time of global competition, I'm sure China and the rest are shooting themselves in the foot with this insanity.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: learner 1/4/2024 8:52:36 AM (No. 1629338)
Re his remarks regarding the use of DIE in the military and matters of life and death has already been proved in the person of Lloyd Austin and the deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Venturer 1/4/2024 9:01:36 AM (No. 1629350)
There are many Government and other jobs who have gone whole hog on DEI jobs, and people other than the hired DEI person are working harder to cover for the DEI employee who cannot perform adequately. Basically doing their jobs for them. If a person is hired to cover a companies urge for DEI that company is paying for poor effort and substandard work. It is one reason the Government has to hire more people than are actually needed.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: zephyrgirl 1/4/2024 9:31:40 AM (No. 1629393)
When I worked in government, I saw this many times - DEI hires failing up through organizations. When they inevitably screwed up a critical function, they were quietly sidelined (with no loss of pay), and one or more white males brought in to clean up the mess.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: pedro4 1/4/2024 10:13:11 AM (No. 1629418)
Someone needs to explain this to Disney.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Strike3 1/4/2024 11:10:12 AM (No. 1629474)
I haven't heard it put in a better way. In private industry, the bottom line is the primary objective and any layer of management that not only doesn't carry its' own weight and fails to excel in performance quickly stands out like a nerd at a frat party. Government is the most inefficient entity in any country and we have ruined academia by sinking it to the same level. I have had many teachers on the way up that I truly respected and from which I gained valuable knowledge. The reason that our younger generations are so pathetic and non-productive is the lack of the quality of education that most of us experienced.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: snakeoil 1/4/2024 11:12:11 AM (No. 1629477)
Who wants DEI? Diversity means you spend an equal amount of time eating prime rib and road kill. Equity means Hillary should have won the Miss America contest. Inclusion? Don't know what that means because lib only include people who agree with them.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: MattMusson1 1/4/2024 3:27:09 PM (No. 1629670)
You can have Equality or you can have Equity. You cannot have both. They are mutually exclusive.
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