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Anthony's avatar

It's fair to say it's the Ivy League graduates on both sides pushing identitarian bigotry and moral revolution. But looking outside of political leadership, I'm also referring to businesses and other institutions, and I find it ridiculous to suggest that Republican leaders are as identitarian in their judgements as Democrats are. But I am definitely opposed to any and all forms of ethnic social engineering by political leadership, regardless of the party doing it.

I say this on the day that my company announced a new mandatory DEI training course along with a suggested series of additional supplemental material. I already know these trainings explicitly support hiring and promotion on the basis of sex and race. I'm required to be "educated" on why this is moral truth.

Don't tell me Democrats aren't abusing my rights. I work in a politically hostile environment that explicitly tells me that Marxism and identitarian bigotry are morally superior.

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Shane Gericke's avatar

"I find it ridiculous to suggest that Republican leaders are as identitarian in their judgements as Democrats are."

It's not ridiculous--Republicans are just as vicious as Democrats in using identity politics to get ahead. They're only in different areas of the Culture Wars.

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Anthony's avatar

That's a massively broad change of subject and ignoring the fundamental point about ethnic and sexual discrimination being inherently wrong.

Republicans are not discriminating to anywhere near the same extent as institutional Democrat leadership. This newsletter has reported extensively on the specific mechanisms of who, how, and why. I view your denial and deflection as a form of support for the abuse.

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Shane Gericke's avatar

"I view your denial and deflection as a form of support for the abuse."

Enjoy your time in DEI school. I hope they serve snacks.

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Shane Gericke's avatar

If you work for a private company, "Democrats" aren't abusing you. Your bosses are. As for "rights," you have none unless you're in a union.

That's not to say that DEI isn't a steaming bowl of crap. It is. But in a private workplace, you have to eat it with a smile or find a new job. Sad commentary on the American way of work.

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Honey Daly's avatar

Not true, Shane! Our Plastic Injection Molding Co. (not Union, with very satisfied employees!) placed an add for a machine operator, no experience required, we’d train.

A Black man applied, but after a tour of our Plant, said he didn’t want to run a machine, but he’d work in the office. The Plant had no AC and the small office did.

We employed Black, Mexican (legal!) and women, with no concern about who they slept with!

He turned us in to OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration” and the IRS! It was a nightmare but after about 6 months resolved in our favor.

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Shane Gericke's avatar

This isn't the same thing, Honey. I was talking about DEI training in a non-union environment. If your company's management ordered its workers to attend mandatory DEI training, your workers would have to do it or risk being terminated.

But this case wasn't about DEI; it was about a jackass of an applicant trying to extort you. The government ruled in your favor and against the jackass. Good for government for sticking up for your rights.

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Honey Daly's avatar

Shane, I stand corrected. My point was just that even without DEI or Unions (which, BTW, our employees voted against organizing, bc they are paid & treated VERY well!) Companies aren’t always just free to discriminate. Does that happen, surely, but I don’t think everyone understands the employer/ company owner doesn’t have free rein - at least not if they want to run a successful business.

Thx.!

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Shane Gericke's avatar

You’re welcome, Honey, a pleasure chatting with you. Yes, companies walk a fine line in hiring—-they don’t have to do DEI training, but if they don’t, they might be accused of discrimination. It’s tough running a business these days. I’m glad mine is a one-man shop: me. I’m a swell boss and employee:-)

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Anthony's avatar

They get away with the illegal behavior because they know Democrat schools, politicians, lawyers and judges will back them up and defend them, as we have seen countless times.

Every one of the layers of corporate ownership in my business stack is from a city that represents a Democrat powerhouse. It's not mutually exclusive to say "it's your bosses" and also "it's the Democrats".

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