I was glad to see DEI disappear because I am not a racist.
A free people are not equal and an equal people are not free.
I have stated time and again that we should all be held to the same standards of excellence.
If the fire department has a requirement that one is able to drag a 250 pound whatever for 200 feet then that means everybody. If some 87 pound chick can do it she has met one of the requirements to be a fireman. It doesn't matter if she is a gay, black, Jew or a gay white freckle faced redhead. 250 pounds, 200 feet and that means for anyone that wants to be a fireman.
I'm sick and tired of DEI. It is a major insult to all parties. It's a carryover from Rudyard Kipling's poem, stating that the 'civilized' countries had a duty to colonize and civilize it's peoples.
Meaning, of course teach them to drink Coca Cola etc. The assumption being that our poor little brown brothers were incapable of taking car of themselves. (Needless to say, most white men had no clue of how to take care of themselves in the bush. The locals did as they had been doing so since time began.)
Still, today in the States DEI has no merit whatsoever.
One thing it does do is to hurt minorities that went the whole mile and became excellent in their field. People look at a person like that somewhat dubiously because they are afraid he's a less than stellar DEI hire.
A nurse friend of mine has reported having had more than one black insist on a white doctor. Why? Because they suspect they are being handed off to a DEI hire if the doctor is black.
Ah, yes. The classic 'White Man's Burden.' He had the right idea, but for the wrong reason. It is not about race... An intelligent people has the duty, no, the Obligation to lead those less fortunate through life.
ReplyDeleteAgreed so long as the less fortunate want to he helped.
DeleteEven if they do not want it. Most people don't know what they want, let alone what they need. I am with the liberals on this one. Your average person needs to be led, and a sizeable minority needs to be outright Ruled.
DeleteSure, but where do you draw the line of personal freedom vs public good? Must motorcyclists wear helmets? Must drivers wear seatbelts? Must everyone receive vaccines? Should drug use be banned? It’s one thing to state broad principles but it’s a lot more difficult to make these specific decisions.
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