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Posted By: Mercedes44, 11/20/2025 4:05:38 AM

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is a euphemism for a rigid racialist theology. It deductively postulates that a large percentage of the population is oppressed by racism and sexism, mostly by white males. DEI makes no allowance for the class or wealth of the alleged victims or their supposed victimizers. So once that rigid party line is set, it cannot account for tens of millions of affluent and privileged non-white Americans or like numbers of poor and non-privileged whites. Absurdities and ridicule must then follow. One example is the spectacle of former First Lady Michelle Obama on her current book tour.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Strike3 11/20/2025 6:54:33 AM (No. 2031948)
So many great points in such a short article. We don't dislike Michelle Obama because she is black, we dislike her because she is classless, unlikeable and a bitter person. Coincidentally, the same goes for Kamala Harris. White men are supposed to go on a permanent apology tour today but up until this century we have been responsible for building 99% of the industry and infrastructure of America, 99% of all the inventions and scientific discoveries and 99% of the great literature. Noteable exceptions are George Washington Carver, Doctor Thomas Sowell, MLK and Doctor Ben Carson. We have had some noteable blacks in government, the supreme court and at the state level but the majority are angry dissident democrats like Barack Obama, Hakeem Jeffries, Cory Booker, Maxine Waters and Jasmine Crockett. They all feel the need to belong to a Black Caucus to protect each other. We had an opportunity to elect a good woman in Virginia, Winsome Earl Sears, but a loony liberal white woman was selected instead. A big loss for Virginia. Climate Change was known from the beginning of the fantasy to be nothing but a scam to provide American taxpayer money to universities, democrat campaign coffers and third world country charity. Dishonest democrat politicians pushed it for all they were worth because it was not a proveable hoax for a long time. We have proven that we are big enough and fair enough to provide opportunities for minorities at all levels of our society. Most of them have proven that they do not belong there. The title of the article speaks volumes.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Scottyboy 11/20/2025 8:07:55 AM (No. 2031987)
VDH nicely describes radicalized Democrats and a political party completely captured by a destructive ideology of hate and ignorance, but what he is really outlining for us is a Cult.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Calvinesq 11/20/2025 8:16:51 AM (No. 2031995)
VDH discusses three current ideologies - DEI, TDS and Climate something or other. These three, what I will refer to as sub-ideologies, however, tie into more over-arching ideologies to which they contribute and promote - Socialism and Communism. As nonsensical and embarrassing as these three are, they are merely pawns in undercutting our traditional social fabric. Their power is in assisting the indoctrination of our youth into believing that Socialism and Communism are the ideologies that will cure the world’s ills. That our education system promotes them is their real embarrassment.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: felixcat 11/20/2025 9:51:58 AM (No. 2032040)
Michelle MaBelle - a really pathetic creature who should pack up her stuff and move to Africa where she won't have to worry about whether her hair is straight or not. And in my opinion, no matter how she wears her hair - she is still an ugly person because her soul is full of hatred, resentment, envy, etc ad nauseum. She is so typical of the many black men and women I encountered when still working. Blacks who are promoted way above their skill set and could never even acknowledge that but heaven forbid some white person didn't pronounce their BS faux French sounding name properly and it was all RACISM. And how ironic that Michelle complains about all the unfairness towards her and says nothing about the abuse that my current Lt Governor, Winsome Earl Sears endured on the campaign trail for Governor by all those good and fair minded white privileged bat crap crazy Democrat Liberals. And I remember Michele when Laura Bush came to your defense during the 08 campaign when you were being criticized for saying that for the first time in your life you were proud of your country .... And I remember how you dissed Melania Trump in 2017 when she presented you with the traditional gift from the incoming Presidential spouse to the departing spouse - just as you did with Laura Bush in 2009.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: jeffkinnh 11/20/2025 10:20:23 AM (No. 2032069)
Absurd, a good summary. Unfortunately, the Left's response, instead of reexamining their beliefs and thinking, just ramps up their anger and frustration at being locked out and made to look foolish. For a large chunk of these dopes, there is no winning such a discussion. So, the more they fail in their efforts, the angrier they get, and the more they advocate rebellion and violence so that they can get their way. Or so they think. For some at the top, it's a power play. They don't really care about causes, just having control. They will pivot carefully to something else and attempt to drag the Leftist hoi polloi along with them. After all, they are USEFUL idiots.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: KEVCO 11/20/2025 12:11:21 PM (No. 2032148)
#1-Perfection, plain and simple. "We don't dislike Michelle Obama because she is black, we dislike her because she is classless, unlikeable and a bitter person. Coincidentally, the same goes for Kamala Harris."
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Reply 7 - Posted by: KEVCO 11/20/2025 12:16:57 PM (No. 2032152)
I was in the USAF from 1980-1986. This DEI shi&t was around even then. I was busting my ass, as that is what I signed up for. However, if you were not female, or black, you simply did NOT get promoted according to how well you performed. Those two requisites were the deciding factors first and foremost. Then, you might get a pat on the back, but no stripe. I learned to accept that. But the bottom lines is this: MY FELLOW FLIGHTLINE PERSONAL'S LIFES WERE ON THE LINE.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: J. Arthur Brown 11/20/2025 1:18:20 PM (No. 2032188)
The latest TDS conspiracy theory is that President Trump ordered the FBI (!!!) to sort through the thousands of pages in the Epstein files to remove all references to him. Yes, the same bureau that smeared him as a Russian colluder, sought to impeach him and pawed through his wife's underwear in search of evidence that could send him to prison!
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Reply 9 - Posted by: danu 11/20/2025 1:47:13 PM (No. 2032199)
manchelle is not interesting or relevant...she just needs the money.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: JHHolliday 11/21/2025 1:34:49 PM (No. 2032634)
DEI is overall harmful to a company. When a less qualified black or other minority is hired or promoted over a better employee, it just creates resentment by the better employees. It hurts morale and fosters anger in their workforce, but I guess the suits have to toe the current line and their good employees suffer or leave.
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