Trump Executive Orders:
Ending Racial and Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing, The White House
Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit Based Opportunity, The White House
Trumps's Executive Orders on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Explained, DEIA
In regards to schooling I feel like we are going to keep this system of educatin that we have now that keeps some of us under control while others are given the opportunity to thrive and succeed. It is going to put minorities right back to not receiving a quality education and will also take away many opportunities for further education. DEI does not give people anything but a fair chance at life the same fair chance every one else gets FOR FREE. Nobody is paying for merit people earn merit and to earn it they have to have a proper education. We are intentionally setting an entire popultaion of many colors and abilities to fail.
WE are not and never have been treated fairly and DEI or AFFIRMATIVE ACTION does not give back all that we have suffered, LETS BE PERFECTLY CLEAR. The only thing we can be given and want is all the same stuff the privileged get.
CHECK OUT THIS STATEMENT from TODD CHRISLEY about mistreatment of black prisoners
BUT WE DONT NEED DEI, MR. Chrisley has been color sighted but only because he had his privilege taken ( and it sounds potentially reinstated) I hope he continues to speak out loud about the TRUTH!!!!!
After reading these orders and before reading the explanation I was so confused. He is saying that DEI is a waste of federal money but then at the end says that affirmative action is the law and must be followed. It is like in one breath he is saying racism does not exist and in the next it does. Affirmative action may make discrimination unlawful but it certainly did not make it disappear.
I think this is a distraction to take attention away from the fact that capitalism exists. This is exactly what I was talking about when I said that policies are made sometimes with alternate purposes. So they are trying to make it seem like there is no need for DEI. When they see that the oppressed are making strides they spread misinformation. Trump's administration states that DEI focuses on race and gender and not merit, therefore giving an unfair advantage to people who do not earn it.
This same administration spreads more lies when they claim according to Mike Gonzalez of the Heritage Foundation that DEI does not promote diversity but is instead seeking to dismantle our entire society and recast it.
This is not true, or is it? This is exactly what this world needs to dismantle the entire systemic society and reshape the standards in the US. I read an article by Caroline Sumlen titled The End of DEI is a Betrayal to Us All. She points out that DEI is not new and is not just for black americans. It benefits all marginalized people including non black people of color, LGBTQ+, disabled veterans, non christian, and white woman.
DEI is a system that does the work to make sure that all people are treated fairly and compensated properly, provided medical care that is of high quality and also ensuring that the education provided to our children is the same across the board in providing the resources needed to teach children with diverse styles.
If Trump wants to run on merits then lets start having public disclosure on all wages and merits and see that it is equal and fair regardless of your color or gender or religious beliefs. Want to make changes then lets change the transparency of wages and show americans just how equal and non-discriminatory we are!
One of my favorite things Caroline said in her article:
What can you do to help DEI continue….. Spread the truth about what it is and why it exists. Spread the truth about capitalism and how America was built by people who get no benefit from the hard work of their ancestors. Spread the truth about colorsightedness and how we need to acknowledge that poverty exist to make some people ( the same ones, not any newcomers) Rich and Powerful.
What are we afraid of ……… a white minority? America is naturally becoming mixed and mutli- cultural. SO sooner or later you going to have to “Guess who’s coming for dinner” ( this was the first movie I watch about different races being in love and going against segregation.)
Imitation of Life another excellent movie about a Black woman passing for white and ignoring her dark skinned black mother, so she could have a good life.
If it can not be ignore than lie about it cannot be the AMERICAN way! SPEAK UP TELL THE TRUTH!!! Change starts with the TRUTH!!!!
Sadly, I fear that a white minority is what some of these people do fear. I think that the systems of oppression have worked for them and they don't mind benefiting from it, most of them would never admit that however. I think this is just another way for those on the top to stay there and to continue to thrive off of the culture of power and to remove any barriers for the world to stay that way. These EO's definitely reflect the capitalist nature of this presidency and the things that matter to them, money and power.
ReplyDeleteI like your thoughts on wages. Wage transparency in work places would be a great start in seeing and dealing with the inequities. One of the things I like about teaching is that the pay scale is public. As long as you know how many years someone has been working you know their pay. There is no hidden discrimination.
ReplyDeleteI loved what you said about capitalism and how these policies are a distraction. Capitalism has always been built on the backs of people who are exploited: Black people, immigrants, Indigenous people, poor folks, women. Capitalism only works for a few people because it depends on keeping everyone else struggling. So when we talk about equity or fairness, it threatens that system. It’s not about fairness, it’s about keeping power and money in the same hands it’s always been in.
ReplyDeleteGreat discussion. I bookmarked the article by Caroline Sumlin, too!
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