I know you've already read your one conservative pundit book about why DEI bad, but consider reading the background of some of the stereotypes and myths entwined in it. "Equal footing" is a nice idea that cannot realistically exist in a country where minorities - especially black people - have been disenfranchised for its entire history, unless we make systemic changes and put support systems - like welfare - in place.
You cannot fix a situation by lowering standards to fit the inequities of society. Lowering SATs do not help anyone, it puts a salve on your guilt you feel. I agree with the original author that the public school system has to be greatly reformed so people start off on an equal footing. As far as welfare and single moms and incarceration it is has been well studied and established that children who come from a two parent household, finish high school and get married before having children fare much better in society. Kids fro single moms tend to drop out, get in trouble and end up incarcerated. The numbers don't lie. This is the result of LBJ's great society where he encouraged predominantly black women to marry the welfare system. In the early 60's approximately 27% of children came from single moms, today it is 72%. Do you not believe that this is a factor. Also, why is it that American Asian people are faring better economically than White Americans. Many who came to the US with nothing? Because they believe in family, hard work and education another fact. The Black Community was fairing far better until LBJ broke them apart. Also you conveniently never answered my question on the Meritocracy. My guess is you want the surgeon who finished top of his class. And yes I believe that putting DEI first above competence is dangerous and we will see more Boeing situations in the future if this continues to be the trend.
Gen, read the "Diversity Delusion " , students are getting into courses with SAT scores 400 points below average because of affirmative action. In fact Asian applicants have taken Yale to court because of this. What I am saying is that all kids should start off on an equal footing at the elementary level.
The Meritocracy is what protects us from having bridges falling down, medical mistakes and planes falling out of the sky. Who would you prefer operating on you, the person that finished head of the class or the person who entered medical school because of affirmative action?
Not if they make it through. Boeing?
Do you think Boeing is an example of the failure of individual engineers? Their CEO has spent decades pushing out those with experience and de-emphasizing quality in order to achieve higher profit margins. https://prospect.org/infrastructure/transportation/2024-03-28-suicide-mission-boeing/
I know you've already read your one conservative pundit book about why DEI bad, but consider reading the background of some of the stereotypes and myths entwined in it. "Equal footing" is a nice idea that cannot realistically exist in a country where minorities - especially black people - have been disenfranchised for its entire history, unless we make systemic changes and put support systems - like welfare - in place.
https://newrepublic.com/article/154404/myth-welfare-queen
https://www.npr.org/2017/05/03/526655831/a-forgotten-history-of-how-the-u-s-government-segregated-america
https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/one-in-five-ending-racial-inequity-in-incarceration/
https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/the-color-of-justice-racial-and-ethnic-disparity-in-state-prisons-the-sentencing-project/
You cannot fix a situation by lowering standards to fit the inequities of society. Lowering SATs do not help anyone, it puts a salve on your guilt you feel. I agree with the original author that the public school system has to be greatly reformed so people start off on an equal footing. As far as welfare and single moms and incarceration it is has been well studied and established that children who come from a two parent household, finish high school and get married before having children fare much better in society. Kids fro single moms tend to drop out, get in trouble and end up incarcerated. The numbers don't lie. This is the result of LBJ's great society where he encouraged predominantly black women to marry the welfare system. In the early 60's approximately 27% of children came from single moms, today it is 72%. Do you not believe that this is a factor. Also, why is it that American Asian people are faring better economically than White Americans. Many who came to the US with nothing? Because they believe in family, hard work and education another fact. The Black Community was fairing far better until LBJ broke them apart. Also you conveniently never answered my question on the Meritocracy. My guess is you want the surgeon who finished top of his class. And yes I believe that putting DEI first above competence is dangerous and we will see more Boeing situations in the future if this continues to be the trend.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BbeeuzU5Qc8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NELg8krccxk&ab_channel=RedPeters
Gen, read the "Diversity Delusion " , students are getting into courses with SAT scores 400 points below average because of affirmative action. In fact Asian applicants have taken Yale to court because of this. What I am saying is that all kids should start off on an equal footing at the elementary level.
The Meritocracy is what protects us from having bridges falling down, medical mistakes and planes falling out of the sky. Who would you prefer operating on you, the person that finished head of the class or the person who entered medical school because of affirmative action?
OH MY GOD WE GET IT YOU READ A BOOK.
You didn't answer the question about the Meritocracy I posited!