Affirmative Action is now dead

[Mr. Deez]

For her to say those DEI policies do not prevent more qualified students from getting in is such BS

It's impossible for them not to.

 

[guy4321]

It's impossible for them not to.

She tried to cover it up by saying these students worked hard. Of course one can work hard and still get in via DEI because one can work hard and not get into UT.

 

[Mr. Deez]

She tried to cover it up by saying these students worked hard. Of course one can work hard and still get in via DEI because one can work hard and not get into UT.

They're full of unfalsifiable and unquantifiable comments about people "working hard." It's horse crap. Let's see these people's GPAs and SAT scores. They're gonna suck. You know how I know? Because they wouldn't need DEI measures if they didn't suck.

 

[guy4321]

Microsoft laid off a DEI team, and its lead wrote an internal email blasting how DEI is 'no longer business critical'

Microsoft laid off a diversity, equity, and inclusion team, citing "changing business needs," according to an internal email.

www.businessinsider.com

poor guy or gal (or they) lol

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The email goes on to assert that DEI programs are in danger not just at Microsoft, but across all businesses:

"Unofficially in my opinion, not specific to Microsoft alone, but [conservative policy plan] Project 2025 looms and true systems change work associated with DEI programs everywhere are no longer business critical or smart as they were in 2020. Hence the purposeful and strategic 3-5 year shelf life of many company's inclusion commitments post the murder of George Floyd are being reevaluated," the email reads. "And the way I see it, the timing was impeccable so businesses everywhere could reevaluate the path forward should their U.S. federal contracts be at risk if the work continues on its face."
"

 

[guy4321]

Harris County has a new definition of equity.

Do I have or do I lack socio-emotionally Intelligent Equity?

Harris County Equity Guidelines

 

[BrntOrngStmpeDe]

Harris County has a new definition of equity.

Do I have or do I lack socio-emotionally Intelligent Equity?

Harris County Equity Guidelines

that feels familiar some how....

“I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed.”​

― Lloyd Dobler "Say Anything"

 

[Mr. Deez]

Harris County has a new definition of equity.

Do I have or do I lack socio-emotionally Intelligent Equity?

Harris County Equity Guidelines

They are in total lunacy at this point. And of course, any "plan" that implements these definitions of equity are flagrantly illegal.

 

[nashhorn]

Dear Lord we have met the enemy and he is us,

 

[Monahorns]

They are in total lunacy at this point. And of course, any "plan" that implements these definitions of equity are flagrantly illegal.

It is legal based on the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It is illegal based on the 1789 Constitution.

Are current federal bureaucracy ignores one and implements the other.

 

[Mr. Deez]

It is legal based on the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It is illegal based on the 1789 Constitution.

Are current federal bureaucracy ignores one and implements the other.

Even the Civil Rights Act needs a lot of word-twisting by the administrative state (like the EEOC and others) and the federal courts up make it even arguably legal under the Civil Rights Act. Also, it took a massive torturing of the commerce clause by the Warren Court to make the Civil Rights Act constitutional in the first place.

 

[mchammer]

 

[Mr. Deez]

It's pretty revealing that airlines ever went along in the first place in light of the potential losses and liabilities that can happen with a plane crash.

1. An aircraft worth at least tens but often hundreds of millions is destroyed.

2. Tens to hundreds of wrongful death lawsuits to deal with.

3. Liability for anything and anyone on the ground that gets destroyed.

4. Massive negative publicity for the airline that can last a long time. (I still joke that Delta stands for Doesn't Ever Leave the Airport after that crash at DFW - in 1988.)

It's the kind of thing that can destroy an airline. If they're willing to take chances just to be politically correct, that tells me there's government in the equation in a big way. They assume bailouts are always on the table like banks do.

 

[guy4321]

It's pretty revealing that airlines ever went along in the first place in light of the potential losses and liabilities that can happen with a plane crash.

1. An aircraft worth at least tens but often hundreds of millions is destroyed.

2. Tens to hundreds of wrongful death lawsuits to deal with.

3. Liability for anything and anyone on the ground that gets destroyed.

4. Massive negative publicity for the airline that can last a long time. (I still joke that Delta stands for Doesn't Ever Leave the Airport after that crash at DFW - in 1988.)

It's the kind of thing that can destroy an airline. If they're willing to take chances just to be politically correct, that tells me there's government in the equation in a big way. They assume bailouts are always on the table like banks do.

Every American airline knows Uncle Sam will bail them out, if they ask. They also thought the public would attack if they didn't do DEI.

 

[Mr. Deez]

Every American airline knows Uncle Sam will bail them out, if they ask. They also thought the public would attack if they didn't do DEI.

It's one of the most corporate welfare/government-driven industries in the economy. First, every airliner is a spinoff of a USAF transport, in-flight refueling, or bomber project. Neither the airlines nor the aircraft manufacturers do anything without big infusions of government cash for R&D. Had the military never contracted for the KC-135, C-141, and B-52, would we even be flying in jets today? Almost surely not.

Second, virtually every airport is a government project and often a former military base.

Third, the industry has already received bailout money in the past.

Fourth, airlines get money for carrying the mail.

It's a little less of a government industry than the post office is.