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>This is framed as a mechanism of eliminating DEI programs. Did we watch the same campaign? Trump absolutely campaigned on ending DEI too. The electorate hates
by ahmeneeroe-v2 2y ago
>This is framed as a mechanism of eliminating DEI programs.
Did we watch the same campaign? Trump absolutely campaigned on ending DEI too. The electorate hates DEI programs. Cutting spending and DEI programs is what got him the popular vote.
- ModernMech 2y agoRight, but that's not what this order does. People were locked out of Medicaid payment portals today because of this, how is that shutting down DEI? It seems that they really had no idea what they were shutting down with this, order.
- ty6853 2y agoMaslow's hierarchy would tend to suggest that when you shut down the trough to progressive leaning aid recipients they and their reps will tend to negotiate away other mere desires. Not saying you should do that, but Trump is transactional and not above using blunt tactics.
- ModernMech 2y agoYeah but red states and his own voters are the biggest beneficiaries of Medicaid so...
- rUsHeYaFuBu 2y agoTheir sacrifice is one he's willing to make.
- ribadeo 2y agoFox brainwashed viewers hate DEI. 1% (vote margin of win, roughly) electing a person to an office does NOT equal a popular mandate for any particular policy and its silly to claim that the voters hate what you apparently hate.
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- krapp 2y ago>His first act was eliminating institutionalized racial practices with employment, aka "DEI" initiatives. The purpose of the narrative that DEI is "institutional racism" and the goal of its elimination is to normalize the belief that non white straight male and able-bodied people are inherently less qualified for any position, and to allow legal systemic discrimination against such people. Which is racist, yes. And sexist, and homophobic and transphobic and ableist.
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