There are a lot of things in America that could be considered destructive, but somewhere at the top is the "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (DEI) policies that have been accepted from the corporate world, to government, and all the way to universities. The idea behind DEI is that certain people live with privilege (i.e. white men) allowing them to get a leg-up over everyone else by default, and as such, DEI policies help level the playing field by allowing people to be shoved further up the line based on their identity alone.
DEI is effectively affirmative action on steroids, and like every identity-based program, it's done untold harm to everything it's touched.
Through DEI, some of the most racist, sexist, and bigoted actions have been taken by corporations against certain groups of people. These actions are more outwardly seen in public-facing entities like Disney, who created entire shows and movies that not only featured message-first storytelling that nobody liked, but actors and showrunners openly accused its absent audience of social sins for not liking their propaganda.
(READ: Disney's DEI Disaster Was an Inevitability)
DEI was also endangering people's lives, as the value of identity over skill or merit saw entire businesses produce less than ideal work. This could be seen in the airline industry where Boeing planes were literally falling apart, and medical students were being given the status of "doctor" despite not measuring up to rigorous standards of being one.
(READ: If You Want to Collapse a Civilization, Just Institute DEI Initiatives)
But a new study released shows us that DEI has an effect on the minds of those it's instituted around, a fact that should surprise no one.
The Daily Wire summarized the findings of this study well:
A study from the Network Contagion Research Institute, released in collaboration with the Rutgers University Social Perception Lab, examined the effects of exposure to training that emphasizes awareness of/opposition to “systemic oppression.” Its goal was answering the question at the core of the DEI debate: do diversity programs that highlight systemic oppression actually reduce bias and improve group dynamics by “increas[ing] empathy,” or do they “increase hostility” towards those that antiracist philosophy paints as oppressive?
The study had subjects read either (1) an essay containing typical antiracist arguments about white supremacy and race discrimination, or (2) a control essay about corn production. After reading, subjects analyzed a race-neutral hypothetical interaction: a student applying to an elite university and having their application rejected by an admissions officer. Subjects who read the antiracist essay, which contained excerpts from antiracist figures such as Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo, viewed the student’s rejection through what the study deemed hostile attribution bias, perceiving the admissions officer as discriminatory, unfair, and guilty of ‘microaggressions.’
The subjects who were primed with antiracist literature:
- Demonstrated an increased willingness to punish the admissions officer in the hypothetical scenario, despite the scenario not mentioning the race of the student.
- Viewed real-life court cases as discriminatory that the control subjects perceived as fair
- Viewed entire people groups (Hindus) as more racially discriminatory after reading material on caste discrimination
In short, the DEI training that many corporations put their workers through, actually primed their brains to see racism and bigotry where there was none. It increased the likelihood that people would automatically put people into columns of oppressor/oppressed, ultimately creating racial and gender bias where little to none existed beforehand.
DEI encourages sexism and racism.
Again, anyone with half a brain already knew that. It was plain as day to anyone able to put two and two together, or at the very least, paying attention to the outcomes. You will know them by their fruit.
This is an evil concept that managed to take hold in too many aspects of our nation, and our nation clearly suffered for it, but you likely won't hear any apologies from those who instituted it. They are, however, quietly ridding themselves of it.
Microsoft, John Deer, Coors, and very recently Walmart, have all begun moving away from DEI initiatives, thanks in no small part to threats of exposure by conservatives like Robby Starbuck.
Walmart is rolling back DEI programs
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) November 26, 2024
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If corporations are souring on DEI, then this is a great sign for society overall.
DEI is dangerous. There is no way around that. It is a memetic hazard first, and an actual, physical hazard creator second. It weakens everything it touches, it corrupts everything it influences, and it destroys prosperity.
DEI has to DIE.
