"DEI hire" = because we can't say N-word.

-- #maga handbook

They do have a point. She hasn't even been a game show host!

it's hilarious that they think the whole "she's just a DEI" approach is going to actually sway anyone against harris

my own response is GOOD. get MORE DEI's in there. GOP can go back to whining about black little mermaid while the grownups can clean up the fucking mess republicans made

This DEI rhetoric, while obviously racist and sexist, I think has deeper resonance than just the immediate backlash to Harris' campaign. The escalation of racial and identity battles in the US today snacks of the rhetoric used in early 30s Germany to limit political access to both Jews and anyone else the Nazis were suspect of (basically any non-'Aryan' - whatever definition they chose to take that to mean). The law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service granted them the power to remove anyone from political or civil roles if deemed "unfit". Basically an anti-DEI bill. We already know Trump has sworn vengeance, and we know the Republicans are not above cruel and discriminatory laws. I worry this renewed focus on DEI is priming their voter base to accept not just authoritarianism, but a power structure that openly persecutes groups they have defined as 'the other' (I recognize this is already happening at both federal and state levels, I'm just worried it becomes official, unbridled policy).

Considering she's been elected to her political positions doesn't make the DEI stuff ridiculous?

“Is this other person better than me, in policy and intellect? Let me throw insults and derogatory statements at them to bring them down a few pegs. That’ll make them cry at night and show my constituents I am superior”

And the constituents hop onboard because they are angry, hate filled, depressed people that have been led to believe that all the problems in their lives are because of someone else, and are unable to be introspective and deal with the emotional pain that brings them to hate so much.

Next time you see or hear someone crying about DEI, ask them to play a simple word game with you. You will describe a world using 5 synonyms each for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. And they use 5 antonyms. At the end, ask them which world they would rather live in.

When someone says DEI hire, my brain automatically fills in the n-word, because that's basically what they're saying. It's just another dog whistle for racism, and my brain refuses to hear anything else...

Out of the damn Loop ? ... see :
DEI stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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