DEI is an ideology of anti-discrimination by access based opportunities creating a meritocracy of impartiality to correct the disadvantages of discrimination. So how is race a factor in discrimination but not the solution?
DEI is not a racial entitlement but a social equity agreement whose rippling effects mirrors discrimination's exclusions including race.
Rippling Effect-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Oh My!
1. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Oh My!
Rippling Effect
Diversity, equity, and inclusion is defined as policies and
programs that promote the representation and
participation of different groups of individuals. DEI
encompasses people of different ages, races, ethnicities,
abilities, disabilities, genders, religions, cultures and
sexual orientations. Its rejection is a concept reducing
human characteristics to a monolithic selection ignoring
the multiplicity comprising all social and human spectrums. DEI is a concept in practice which reflect a
universal reality of existence, a unification of complimentary elements configuring the whole.
Think in terms of cells, organs, DNA, thoughts, knowledge, weather, and so forth which function as a
singular element contributing to an aggregate system in circuits of dependency, interaction, and
stimulation. Even these elements are formed by a combination of smaller elements. So theoretically
speaking, all existence is an expanded elemental representation participating in the combination of
smaller definitive factors or parts interwoven into the composition. Therefore, DEI is a logical and
rational function of existence creating a rippling effect of diverse presentations and configurations in a
sequence of domino effects.
As a mathematical principle, the sum of the components cannot exceed its total. Considering DEI as the
sum total of humanity, omitting any portion would diminish the totality and any collaborative value. An
equation consist of a conclusion and the criteria used to calculate that conclusion. The reversal of an
equation is usually the way to verify the equation by logic and objectivity. However, when both are
conversely applied they produce fundamentally flawed conclusions of subjectivity. Commonly
misunderstood applications of DEI is often reduced to race and racism narrowing its meaning and
purpose from the endeavor of addressing discrimination.
So, the formulative equivalence and objective is a recipe of DEI diminishing discrimination producing
impartiality of opportunity by access. To pursue or support exclusion exposes the equation to a defective
process. It violates the humanistic and societal paradigms of life similar to some periodic table of
elements like hydrogen being disregarded as a key contribution fundamental to structure, form, or
composition. The broken circuit of reasoning and emotional subjectivity can then only be justified to
destabilize or deconstruct efforts to eliminate discrimination. Discarding segments of society prevents
social stability except by coercion and exploitation promoting greater divisiveness by omission.
Suppression and history applies the how of exclusion to the aligned objective of discrimination
surrendering a cautionary tale. A profound fragility dependent on discrimination by any repressive
means necessary to maintain power, control, and a socio-economic advantage creates a vacuum. The
parameters of access or representation must be restricted accordingly lessening contributions while
increasing the incentive and resentment ripe for dissidence of greater proportions to remove the
barriers to autonomy. It essentially isolates the ideology of exclusion to a peninsula of antagonism
imprisoning its practitioners.
2. So, DEI is an antidotal self-fulfilling prophecy of progression increasing contributions while lessening
confrontation. Any policies of exclusion and exploitation of today creates the conflicts and crusaders of
tomorrow. Again, by definition everyone belongs to multiple categories of DEI calling into question its
dominant preoccupation with race while not opposed to other segments of DEI. Truth be told there are
NOT MANY business entities, universities, or banking empires who DO NOT have many racial blemishes
which directly benefited their injustice. For most DEI is an annuity escrow account for previous
contributions of venture capital whose payment has been withheld especially regarding race.
This racial application is the reason DEI is generally considered division by racial marginalization, bias
policy, and prejudicial practice historically proven but contemporarily denied. But DEI would become
obsolete by lack of its necessity and use much like antiquated hand signals to indicate vehicle turning
direction. Consequently, from a historical perch of observation DEI is a detection system to correct
discrimination and not a mechanism creating it. A surplus of delusion, cajolery, and deception to conceal
the imbedded hierarchy of discrimination and social injustice is inherent as primary ingredients in the
subsidy of anti-DEI rhetoric and systemic practices.
As far as anti-white discrimination based on the Fifth Amendment of equal protection under the law,
where were and are these defenders when its violations were and are against Black people. DEI is a
remedy to the “unequal protection” under the law systemically practiced not only by exclusion but also
racism, suppression, and exploitation. This poses the question of when did “unequal protection” under
the law for Blacks stop? DEI actually assures a meritocracy by addressing the arbitrary blinders of
discrimination. Since overt racial discrimination was practiced, should not the remedy target the
violation.
If exclusion by racism created the disadvantage then inclusion through racial access would logically
relieve it. Seemingly, each according to their disadvantage by historical exclusion whether racial or not.
But why is race always the deal breaker? Surely it is ridiculous to pay a person who has not worked the
wages of those who did. So, DEI is not discriminative to those who haven’t suffered under discrimination
to receive or prevent the “wages” of those who did. It is compensatory behavior and not punitive but
corrective policy.
It is reciprocity for the restitution of advantages garnered by discrimination. The concept is universally
accepted and practiced except when race is the point of contention. By definition and appearance this is
the racial discrimination which currently justifies the need for DEI by the continued racial exclusion from
social restitution. It is society’s debt which only requires sharing access to the rewards and opportunities
plundered by discrimination. A meager accommodation to address the imbalances of equal protection
under the fifth Amendment whose marginalization created the disparities addressed by DEI.
It does not diminish opportunity, instead it expands access and the resulting contributions. Only a
narcissistic psychopathic mentality would deem a socially level playing field as an inequality to them
after benefitting from their inequality to others. Thus, the perceived social equality threat remains the
elementary objection, not DEI. So, to the periodic table of fear and ignorance we can add diversity,
equity, and inclusion. Oh my!
P.S. Things in the rearview mirror may be closer than they appear, but so is discrimination.