Diversity, equity and inclusion is yet another power grab by the government, disguised as something high-minded. From Jeff Thomas at internationalman.com:
A half-century ago, the US was the envy of the world – the Land of the Free, where virtually anyone could prosper, if he were willing to roll up his sleeves and work.
America was made great through the immigration of those who wished to pursue the American dream of “work = personal success.” It’s important for us to remember that those who were less ambitious remained in their homelands and helped their countries stagnate, whilst their worker-bee counterparts colonised America for generations.
An important lesson here: America was not built on immigration per se; it was built on immigrants with a strong work ethic.
Not so, today. Whilst there are certainly those who move to the US to pursue the original American dream, far more go there due to the promise of governmental largesse. Welfare, free health care, free education, etc., now attract those very same people that stayed behind in previous generations – those who made little or no contribution to the economy.
This, of course, degrades the economy itself, as citizens, new and old, are encouraged to consume entitlements rather than work.
Of course, the critical ingredient in the Land of the Free was the Free Market – the system under which individuals and companies had the ability to make their business decisions based upon what was most profitable.
A free country is recognizable when people can make mistakes in deciding how to live their lives. If a company was allowed to make the mistake of not hiring someone because of appearance or other differences, it would suffer the consequences of failing to employ the best, and the marketplace would avoid those mistakes. If the company director could not change, the production would suffer. The leaders would learn or disappear; others might learn from their mistakes.
When violence is used to enforce an idea, especially a bad one, workers, owners and consumers suffer. The heavy hand of violence also demands payment for its intrusion, and those who need the products must make do with less, significantly increasing the suffering of the poor and the increase of their ranks.
America ceased being ‘free’ many years ago.
Chad Chadburn