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Re:Mandatory DEI statements are becoming the norm in academi... by astrange on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @11:33AM (#34694910)
> I worry about my kids if this keeps escalating. I dislike Desantis for many reasons but ended up voting for him specifically for this reason and a couple of other cultural issues.

He's not going to do anything about it. He's going to start a few fights to get press attention, then give up on it as soon as they stop paying attention, since he's just running your state government as PR for a presidential campaign.

(You may remember he started a fight with Disney over being too woke or something and threatened to cancel their special powers over their parks, but the actual bill came out today and does approximately nothing. Although it does remove their unused rights to own an airport or a nuclear reactor.)

Re:Mandatory DEI statements are becoming the norm in academi... by lflfofodpld on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @11:39AM (#34694996)
He just got the College Board to revise some racist shit out of their AP curriculum and the so called "don't say gay" bill, with was completely misrepresented in the media, removed scientifically false gender ideology from K-3 curricula and that's why DeSantis got reelected

Youngkin in Virginia is part of the same backlash. The Democrats are in for it if they keep hitching themselves to this woke shit; regular people don't go for it

Re:Mandatory DEI statements are becoming the norm in academi... by whatshisface on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @11:48AM (#34695135)
I wish more people were citing their sources and stuff in this thread.
Re:Mandatory DEI statements are becoming the norm in academi... by Dig1t on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @12:37PM (#34695942)
Welp, we have 2 choices, the person who SAYS they are against it, and the person who is an advocate for it. The only option we have is to vote for the person who at least says they are going to do something about it. That's just how American politics goes.
Re:Mandatory DEI statements are becoming the norm in academi... by astrange on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @08:16PM (#34702731)
What politician says they're an advocate for DEI statements in university hiring?
Re:Mandatory DEI statements are becoming the norm in academi... by tablespoon on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @02:28PM (#34697972)
>> I worry about my kids if this keeps escalating. I dislike Desantis for many reasons but ended up voting for him specifically for this reason and a couple of other cultural issues.

> He's not going to do anything about it. He's going to start a few fights to get press attention, then give up on it as soon as they stop paying attention, since he's just running your state government as PR for a presidential campaign.

So who will do something about it?

I ask because I often see arguments as yours as a tactic to encourage inaction or action against the other person's stated goals (e.g. "the people who seem to agree with you are only doing it for show[, so stay home or vote for the people who disagree with you]").

Re:Mandatory DEI statements are becoming the norm in academi... by astrange on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @08:05PM (#34702598)
Well, someone who isn't running for president.
Re:Mandatory DEI statements are becoming the norm in academi... by tablespoon on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @11:11PM (#34704033)
>> So who will do something about it?

> Well, someone who isn't running for president.

Huh? The only person who will do something about it is someone who refuses to seek the power to do something about it?

Re:Mandatory DEI statements are becoming the norm in academi... by astrange on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @12:02AM (#34704328)
What do you think US presidents do? It's not that.

(It's mainly foreign policy.)

Re:Mandatory DEI statements are becoming the norm in academi... by tablespoon on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @01:40AM (#34704928)
> What do you think US presidents do? It's not that.

A whole heck of a lot, actually.

> (It's mainly foreign policy.)

Don't be ridiculous. That's just an area where there are fewer checks.