DEI policies need to be abolished regarding governmental entities. It is not under the purview of our constitution to require diversity, equity and inclusion for employment. It is discriminatory and does not embody liberty in any way. The current state of our governmental agencies since implementation of DEI has created an environment of instability and inefficiency. For a recent example, FEMA has discussed DEI policies regarding those who will receive assistance. In the private sector, I feel it is also discriminatory and could hinder commerce.
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I agree in most cases. But organizations must have the ability to make a position only available to a particular sex or race that specifically requires it.
A government representative with a role to specifically represent women, or a particular race or group of races, should be represented by someone of that sex or race. Currently, roles for representing women are being taken by men who identify as women. Men, regardless of how they identify, don’t speak for me.
E.g. The organization United Nations Women (yes, “UNWomen”) has appointed men who identify as women.
E.g. A role for promoting learning, destigmatizing, and conversations around menstruation in schools was filled by a man.
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Abolish DEI outright.
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Before the push for DEI, organizations and individuals had the ability to hire/elect individuals that best represent the position and institution for a stated position. Cases of discrimination have been adjudicated, thus far, via the equal protection clause of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Prior to that, the 14th Amendment was utilized.
The DEI push via the federal government came into play via Executive Orders by President Joe Biden. This particular use of Executive Orders is a grave overreach of the Executive branch. Congress didn’t legislate DEI.
There is legislation that has been introduced to eliminate all DEI in all federal government. In my opinion, DEI is redundant.
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Agree and here is a thought.
Give jobs to best qualified person.
Leave sex , race etc completely out of it and just use common sense.
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I don’t mind the sentiment of “wanting conversational diversity” but the problem is that that isn’t how DEI is truly being used today… it is simply being used as a “I deserve the power just cause” rather than its true intent which is “don’t choose based solely on race/sex/religion etc.”.
People are simply seeing a discrepancy of race in certain sectors and automatically attributing it to racism/sexism without any further investigation.
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Thank you, but I would like to include all levels of government.
Especially the military.
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For our great American Military, as in the private sector, competency and performance effectiveness must be our watchwords. Companies like Boeing have struggled under DEI policies. Prompting Elon Musk to comment that in aerospace, talent decisions, like those Boeing and SpaceX make must focus on “Competency above all else.”
Many DEI-type behaviors date back to the 1990s when Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition (RPC) was shaking down companies like Procter & Gamble. In P&G’s case, RPC threatened a retail boycott of P&G products in the 1990s. Four year’s later, after getting the concessions they wanted plus cash donations to thier “non-profit”, RPC gave a special award for outstanding achievement in diversity to P&G. Thus non-profits/NGOs have become skilled at shakedowns of industry to benefit themselves. As these policies have advanced, we now have them in many businesses and goverment departments who have become overwhelmed.
Here is a link to what the 2022 US Air Force policy looks like which stipulates specific targets divided up by six different racial categories.
https://www.af.mil/Portals/1/documents/2022SAF/Officer_Source_of_Commission_Applicant_Pool_Goals_memo.pdf