Written by Michael Thervil
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed law banning DEI offices in Texas Higher Education
For many people in America that are classified as a “minority” the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Affirmative Action was a decision that sparked a lot of controversy. But striking down Affirmative Action was a good thing despite popular opinion. Why? Well for one, a Federal Law that was meant to provide Black Americans the opportunity to play on a level playing field socioeconomically has been essentially “hijacked” by other minorities that it was not designed to help – in terms of equality in employment and education. Like it or not Africans, Mexicans, and Latinos in general, Arab (Muslim or not), Indians (both dots and feathers), Asians, and other ethnicities that fall into the classification of being a “minority” are not Black Americans – no matter how “dark” their skin is. Secondly, the notion of Affirmative Action disproportionately excludes American Black Men when compared to their female counterparts.
In the United States Supreme Court striking down Affirmative Action, it led to the more recent of times “DEI” being struck down as well. DEI, which stands for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion much like Affirmative Action, was established to level the playing field for all people who have been underrepresented and discriminated upon in the world of business, education, and other facets of American life. The people that mostly benefited from DEI policies were again women, the LGBTQ community and essentially other people that mainstream American society would consider “weirdos”.
The notion that employers and institutions of Higher Learning would have to “make room” for people that most of the time would never be socially accepted is preposterous for many Americans who still hold traditional norms and values. The idea that employers are forced to hire people that don’t necessarily fit their business structure or workplace culture is offensive to many employers. The idea that educational institutions must make room for people who may not be emotionally or mentally stable enough to excel in the college and university setting without federal mandates is something many educators and administrators are scoffing at behind closed doors.
In short, it cheapens the social and moral fabric of society because it [DEI] undermines those who possess the strong drive to “put in the necessary work” so that they can achieve their goals in which the general society benefits from. Why should any employer be forced to hire someone that they don’t want? Why should any academic institution be forced to accept a student that they don’t want? Robbing employers and institutions of Higher Learning of their ability to make a “choice” in their own self-interest is tantamount to rape. Thus, it should not be allowed to occur, for if it does, it will ultimately diminish the will necessary for a society to progress forward so that those who are qualified to lead in various industries based upon the general societies expectations and social norms and values are able to do so. What we are saying is, when does the minority tell the majority what to do?
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) center
Another issue with DEI is that it has made people afraid to say anything in the settings in which DEI is in effect for fear that they will be somehow reprimanded. Not only has the concept of DEI infringed on the right of free speech that was granted to them by the American constitution; hence by suppressing one's right to engage in free speech it does nothing but foster a sense of resentment because they feel as if their rights that were supposed to be guaranteed to them have been infringed upon and violated.
Moreover, DEI has cost both academic institutions and business billions of dollars to create, develop, and teach to their students and employees which have failed to indoctrinate them to fully buy into DEI because there is nothing that academic institutions and businesses can do to address and police the often unconscious and inherent biases people have. This is especially true when the people who make up mainstream American society due to no fault of their own have been primed and socially conditioned since birth with these implicit biases way before DEI was even conceived in the modern world.
The idea that everyone should be accepted, and that the world should be fair is nonsense; and it only reinforces the social immaturity of people in America. The truth of the matter is people will discriminate, people will be biased, American Black and White People will not always get along, there will be rich people just as much as there will be poor people with most people will fall in between the two. In short, what we are telling you is that people can be separate but equal.
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