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    11 months ago

    So riddle me this, why is it hard to believe that DEI type policies could be plot by some organization or country against the U.S. when there’s literally a field manual which says that such policies should be used against “fascists”. People on Lemmy call the U.S. imperialist all the time.

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      11 months ago

      The flaw in your argument is the false equivalency between minorities (people the DEI programs are there to support) and “inefficient workers”.

      Are straight white dudes exempt from ever being considered inefficient? That’s silly.

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        11 months ago

        DEI goes beyond hiring. If you have a sizeable office but no comfortable and private area for new mothers to pump breast milk that’s being inequitable to them. Same for maternity and paternity leave policies. These are not about giving advantage to minorities.

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      11 months ago

      There is more merit to people in a meritocracy than grades alone.

      Do you not believe in getting opportunity? Can you recall a few times people took a chance on you? What if nobody ever did?

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        11 months ago

        Please stop. I literally made this thread a while back

        https://lemmy.world/post/15392191

        I believe in people getting opportunities. What I don’t like are thought police, or thought correction officers.

        Left authoritarianism is still authoritarianism.

        I also don’t take it for granted that someone talking about “empathy” or “compassion” necessarily doesn’t have ulterior motives.

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            11 months ago

            DEI is for all identities, not just POC. Creating more process is part of the the CIA field manual for fighting fascists, hence the question, are more bureaucratic jobs being created in some misguided attempt to “fight US imperialism”?

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          No, I won’t. Considering what you wrote in your linked post, why are you asking such strange questions?

          Thought police? Yet you’re ok with being told not to touch/compliment women’s butts at work??

          I won’t stop because you’re hilariously inept 🤣

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            11 months ago

            I am asking these questions because we already have EO laws and ADA policies. We also have anti-harassment policies. What does DEI add that’s new other than create more bureaucratic jobs?

            From my perspective, DEI just creates divisions between groups by splitting people into distinct identities.