aquascoot wrote Today at 8:15am:
ProudKangaroo wrote Today at 6:37am:
Frank wrote Yesterday at 5:33pm:
Quote:That framing is dishonest from the start because it pretends that DEI = "hiring unqualified people because of race or sex." That's not what DEI is, that's just the caricature racists use to attack it, or as a shield for their vile rhetoric.
DEI doesn't tell anyone to ignore competence, it pushes equal access to opportunity and addresses historical gatekeeping that kept qualified people out before they were even allowed to compete.
The only way Kirk's argument works is if you start from the assumption that Black people or women only succeed because of lowered standards. He's not critiquing a system, he's presuming incompetence based on identity. That's why it's racist.
If DEI meant "hire unqualified people," then point to an actual policy that says that. You won't find one. What you'll find are racists who see a Black doctor and immediately assume charity hire.
That's not a critique of hiring practices, that's a confession of their own prejudice.
Of Kirk and you.
A load of muddled, tendentious bollocks, teapot. Rubbish.
You're doing exactly what I said you would, Frank. You dismiss anything that challenges your view, you don't engage, you deflect, and when cornered, you resort to insult.
If your position could stand on its own two feet, you'd defend it with reason instead of hiding behind mockery.
But you don't.
Why?
Because this is what it's like trying to talk to you:
Bwian said in the discussion on Islam.
And I quote
" it is inappropriate to criticise Muslims because they are not yet at a stage where they can take criticism on board.
All that such criticism does is cause pain and isolation and victimised them "
End of quote.
So as a leftie. If MAGA are not yet in a stage to accept criticism, you should NOT be criticising them.
All you are doing is causing polarisation and angst.
You should be trying to integrate MAGA and you should be calling out all critics as reprehensible
I see. So you're saying if Leroy says DEI policies mandated employers to hire 50% black people, we should agree.
If the old boy posts a Biden EO to prove it, we should never read it to see.
The problem with your proposal, dear, is Leroy and Frank are lying. They're doing so to usher in a fascist takeover. The big lie, as it were.
They know none of us want fascism, so they have to tell fibs to virtue signal.
You know the score yourself. When trying to convince us of the "noble dictator", you praised one Vlad Putin. We should have him rule us, you said. He's "a grand chess master, concert pianist, champion equestrian, ace fighter pilot, best-selling historian and great fun to have at parties'".
End of quote.
The chodes like a bit of bullshitartistry, you said. You think it's a smart move.
Thanks for busting the scam wide open, Aquascoot.