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Re:The Impact of Chief Diversity Officers on Diverse Faculty... by jimbob45 on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @01:39PM (#26004793)
I’m saying diversity is bad. I want a pure meritocracy, not a college campus where applicants are judged based on the color of their skin.
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Re:The Impact of Chief Diversity Officers on Diverse Faculty... by namdnay on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @01:49PM (#26004925)
We seem to be arguing two different things. I'm saying diversity is a good goal for our society to aim for, not that it's a good means to get there.

i.e. I'm not saying that selection should be based on skin colour, I'm saying that it's a good long term goal for our institutions (be they fortune 500 companies or universities) to reflect the diversity of our society. There are lots of ways to get there, and american-style racial quotas are definitely not the best way IMHO

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