cover image: Sen. Eric Wimberger opening remarks, May 7, 2024:  Long ago striving for “diversity” was a quest for diversity of thought.  It was race-neutral and embodied

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Sen. Eric Wimberger opening remarks, May 7, 2024: Long ago striving for “diversity” was a quest for diversity of thought. It was race-neutral and embodied

9 May 2024

Getting a particular statistical mix of people was not the goal insomuch as it was not being afraid of having a mix of people to attain better things. [...] Instead of diversity of immutable characteristics being the inconsequential byproduct in a quest for thought diversity, critical theorists figured the only way to create diversity of thought was to focus on the immutable traits. [...] DEI efforts seek to retrench concepts from before the Civil Rights Acts, proposing that a person of a particular immutable characteristic ought to get what they deserve, since discrimination against the individual is the way to achieving a preconceived group equity target. [...] If statistical equity is the goal, then DEI advocates must conclude it’s possible to have “too many of those people.” You see that frequently today in the context of college admissions policies across the country actively discriminating against Asians and Jews since universities think there are too many and negatively impacting subjective notions of college culture. [...] I look forward to this audit to uncover the monies spent and tactics used to achieve the overt discrimination against individuals directed in Executive Order 59.
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