Friday, January 24, 2025

That Is How The Con Works...

First they create an artificial crises, then they hype it, then they come in to save the day!

The myth: White males are being discriminated against!
Social Media: Pushes the lie. Pundits talk about how white males are being discriminated because of the dreaded DEI!
Then they stop the fictional crises by passes discriminatory laws!
President Donald Trump has revoked the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965, the latest update to his raft of executive orders since he was sworn into office.
Pink News
By PinkNews Reporter
January 23, 2025


On his first day in office, Trump signed an anti-trans executive order proclaiming there are “only two sexes” – which was later debunked by United States Representative Sarah McBride – and ordered the overturning of the birthright citizenship. 

Trump went one step further and revoked policies which boosted diversity, equality and inclusion for historically marginalised communities, including Latine people, Native Americans and Black Americans. 

The White House said in a statement: “The injection of ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ (DEI) into our institutions has corrupted them by replacing hard work, merit, and equality with a divisive and dangerous preferential hierarchy.”

On Tuesday (21 January), Trump revoked Executive Order 11246, the Equal Employment Opportunity Act. President Johnson signed the original order on 24 September 1965, two years after Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
I don't know about you but I signed many diversity statements in my 40 years working and not one of them said anything about hiring minorities... all they said was I will not discriminate in hiring. And that is what gets the Republicans all in a tizzy. They want to discriminate! They want to fire us when we transition. They want to refuse to hire Blacks, Jews, or Muslims,
Trump’s order stated: “These illegal DEI and DEIA policies also threaten the safety of American men, women, and children across the Nation by diminishing the importance of individual merit, aptitude, hard work, and determination when selecting people for jobs and services in key sectors of American society, including all levels of government, and the medical, aviation, and law-enforcement communities.”
Notice the language he uses... "illegal DEI and DEIA" they are not illegal! But what do you expect from Trump... he lies constantly. The Harvard Business Review writes,,,
By Joan C. Williams 
August 29, 2023


There’s a hustle afoot around the Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down affirmative action, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. In a blog post titled “America First Legal Puts Woke Corporations… on Notice,” America First Legal, an organization headed by former Trump advisor Stephen Miller, asserts that “all DEI programs” are now “illegal.” Miller offers pro bono legal help against “institutions perpetuating woke fascist bigotry against our fellow citizens.”

This is politics, folks; don’t mistake it for law.

At the most basic level, the Supreme Court’s decision interpreted the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which does not typically apply to private employers. Also basic: Race-based employment decisions already were illegal under Title VII, a federal statute. That precludes practices like reserving hiring or promotion slots for people of color and using race as a tiebreaker.

Moreover, nine states already prohibit affirmative action based on race, typically based on their state constitutions. In California, where I live, Proposition 209 prohibited affirmative action based on race in state university admissions, state hiring, and state contracting nearly 30 years ago. I have never heard a whisper that Prop 209 makes DEI programs of private companies illegal.

So commentary opining that “corporations…[will] just shut down all their DEI work” and “corporate diversity efforts [are] in legal trouble” seems a bit hysterical.
No they are not hysterical, they are targeted to promote the party line... DEI is bad!

When you are a racist... DEI programs are bad!

By the way,,, all this DEI stuff comes out of Project 2025:
Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Thurgood Marshall Institute


Project 2025 will dismantle the civil rights tools that people living in the United States have relied on for decades to create a fairer and more inclusive society and economy, and eliminate federal policies and practices that help ensure equal opportunities for Black people. These proposals, from ending data collection on race to weakening the government’s ability to fight discrimination, will frustrate efforts to remedy racial inequality. Opponents of civil rights are already working to turn these proposals into reality. 

In terms of civil rights enforcement, Project 2025 will harm Black communities by:
  • Preventing the enforcement of anti-discrimination laws by halting the collection of workforce data
  • Eliminating policies that ensure equal employment opportunities at the federal level
  • Curtailing civil rights protections, making it harder to identify and remedy discrimination
  • Weaponizing civil rights enforcement by the EEOC and the DOJ
  • Importance of Anti-Discrimination Tools
LDF's Vision for Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity
The foundation of a thriving multi-racial democracy is a society in which high-quality education, good jobs, and economic mobility are available to all—regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or other protected characteristics. All Americans benefit from workplaces and institutions where everyone is valued and can contribute their skills and perspectives. Talent is everywhere; policymakers must ensure that opportunity is, too.

Importantly, removing barriers for Black people and other historically marginalized groups increases opportunities for all. Closing racial gaps in wages and access to financial and educational resources will help grow the economy. Due to discrimination, since 2000 the United States has lost out on $16 trillion in goods and services.44 As the nation becomes increasingly diverse, creating an inclusive and equitable society is an even greater moral and economic imperative.
Do you remember the salute that Musk made during the inauguration ceremonies? I think that it  might be starting to make sense?

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