Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs offering special treatment of certain groups over others based upon stereotypical race or gender categories which have permeated academia, businesses, and safety-critical professions are rapidly and appropriately falling out of favor with a return to merit-based criteria.

DEI, at core, is a Marxist secular construct that claims to embrace theory ideology which sets up oppressor-victim class confrontations rather than cooperative collaborations.

As for the embedded “D” word, genuine diversity doesn’t pick and choose winners and losers based on superficial characteristics.

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