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Crossroads with Joshua Philipp

DEI Programs and 'Shadow Government'

Crossroads with Joshua Philipp

The Epoch Times

Government, Education

4.9594 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs had the effect of creating a type of unelected government, giving unelected national associations power over government agencies and over policy, which is being described in a new report as a type of “shadow government” that subverted the system.

We’ll discuss this topic and others, in this episode of Crossroads.

Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 

Transcript

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The programs of diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, had the effect of creating a type of

0:06.0

unelected government. This also had the effect of giving unelected national associations power

0:11.5

over government agencies and even over policy, which is now being framed in a report as a type

0:17.4

of shadow government that has subverted the system. Meanwhile, the foreign-born

0:22.7

population in the United States has now dropped by over 2 million people. Also, I'll go into

0:28.5

why plans for electric pickup trucks, well, it all fell flat. I'll be talking about these topics

0:34.0

and more today. I'm the Epic Times Senior Investigator reporter Joshua Philip,

0:38.7

and you're listening to Crossroads.

0:46.3

Welcome to Crossroads. A show by the Epic Times, one of America's largest independent

0:51.6

newspapers that brings you insights beyond the headlines.

0:55.0

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0:59.0

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1:03.0

What a great thing, right?

1:05.0

Now look, the programs of diversity, equity, and inclusion, DEI, you've probably all heard about it.

1:12.4

Well, DEI was more than just about identity politics.

1:15.7

It turns out it was also a system

1:18.4

to create an unelected government in the United States,

1:21.8

subverting government, business, even, you know,

1:25.2

just schools, everything actually. This had the effect of giving

1:29.4

unelected national associations, organizations power over our government, and over government

1:37.2

agencies, over political policy, over just about everything, in fact. And this is being

1:42.9

framed in a new report as a type of shadow government that was created.

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