20 or 50 or even 100 years ago.

If you asked someone which of the world's countries was the most diverse, most equitable and most inclusive,

they would have almost certainly answered the United States.

Not anymore.

What changed?

Well, nothing and everything.

Nothing in the sense that America is still the opportunity rich place it's always been.

And everything, because the progressive left has hijacked those three words, diversity, equity, and inclusion,

and turn them into weapons of mass destruction.

This D.E.I. trio makes up the neutron bomb that has laid waste to a good part of our educational and corporate institutions.

Given the damage that has been done, it might be a good idea to see what these words used to mean and what they mean now.

Diversity used to mean that people of different backgrounds were free to join a group or association.

Equity used to mean enforcing equal standards for all individuals in groups.

Inclusion used to mean allowing people of every background and identity to participate in a group or association.

Now, in their D.E.I. context, these words all mean one thing,

applying unequal standards to ensure preferential outcomes for individuals and groups based on race, sex, and gender identity.

The D.E.I. movement is not about a sincere desire to make educational or corporate institutions more diverse, more equitable, or more inclusive.

If you don't believe me, try having an open discussion on your company message board or at your next D.E.I. seminar

about why the same standard should apply to everyone everywhere regardless of race, sex, or gender identity.

Try that and you know what will happen. You'll be shouted down, shunned, reprimanded, and maybe fired.

D.E.I. is ultimately about only one thing.

Advancing those who are not white, heterosexual, and male at the expense of a white, heterosexual men, regardless of their respective qualifications,

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