Saturday, April 29, 2023

D.L. Gardner: EDI Will Change Face of America

What’s wrong with us? Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) have become the trinity of hope for a new woke world. What? How can these three coexist? 


According to the American Psychological Association, “Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is a conceptual framework that promotes the fair treatment and full participation of all people, especially populations that have historically been underrepresented or subject to discrimination because of their background, identity, disability, etc.”


The term EDI has not been around long enough to have a universal label. Other organizations like Wikipedia call it DEI. Nevertheless, the three terms remain the same regardless of the order, and the definition of the trinitarian term remains relatively the same.


What does EDI look like? For one thing it’s all inclusive: “a conceptual framework that promotes the fair treatment and full participation of all people….” Wow! The promotion of “fair treatment” sounds honorable. The “full participation of all people….” All people? Full participation? That’s much more than an academic stretch! Reading this generates images of row upon row and column upon column of goose-stepping soldiers in a massive parade. There are no noticeable differences among the myriad marchers. Where’s the diversity?


Presumably “all people” guarantees diversity just as much as inclusion. But wait! Some of all people are more inclusive than others. Some populations are special: “especially populations that have historically been underrepresented or subject to discrimination because of their background, identity, disability, etc.” This sounds familiar. Some people in EDI are more special within this conceptual framework than others. They will be especially promoted with fairer treatment to insure everything will become equitable.


Let’s face it, Americans come from a broad range of populations, some of which “have historically been underrepresented or subject to discrimination because of their background, identity, disability, etc.” For example, if the NBA or NFL were to conform to this conceptual framework, only 14.2% of team members could be Black and 17% of team members would have to be 65 or older. The primary goal of EDI is to make all teams and organizations look like the general population by percentage of demographics. There are no 65-year old white guys playing professional basketball or football. 


Wait! Are there other extreme examples of industries in which the vast majority of workers share similar if not identical skills and abilities? If we are going to guarantee equity for any person within the “full population of all people,” we’ll have to have laws that balance the playing field demographically. This conceptional framework cannot work if any meritocracy is considered. 


The only solution to make sure the conceptual framework “promotes the fair treatment and full participation of all people” would be to allow any and everyone to identify as qualified to fill any position regardless of merit. Why couldn’t we allow anyone who wants a particular position to fill that position by changing requirements or overestimating the applicant’s skills and abilities to insure he or she would be equally qualified with all others in that same field.

We already have the perfect example of how EDI could change the face of America overnight: the Biden administration! President Biden appointed members of his administration who represent the broadest demographics of any administration in history. He could implement EDI across America with one sweep of his pen.

 Daniel L. Gardner is a syndicated columnist who lives in Starkville, MS. You may contact him at PJandMe2@gmail.com.

 

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Can't wait for DL's thoughts from Starkpatch on ...


Never mind!

Anonymous said...

Yet another mediocre white guy with disdain for his kind losing more grip on their power over marginalized peoples. This isn’t shocking at all.

Anonymous said...

DEI, ESG, EDI:
Bidenism (offshoot of Obamunism) version for whites is tax more or DIE.

Anonymous said...

The problem with EDI as with so many other social engineering programs is not that it's intentions aren't good, it's that ultimately it does not work. We live in a competitive world and EDI requires submission by all participants which will not happen locally, regionally, nationally, and especially not internationally. It is a recipe for failure in the marketplace or playing field. It's stupid, therefore it will be implemented by the Biden administration until they are stopped.

Anonymous said...

I will take DEI over DL any day.

Anonymous said...

The chickens have come home to roost and guess who can’t deal with it. DL and he isn’t alone. When my brother ,sister and I were growing up our parents expanded our horizons by taking us around the country, we were lucky to see life and how people lived outside of Mississippi. Once we graduated from great schools in Mississippi we took the first job out of the state that we could find. I was drawn back by love and my spouses family businesses, but we live across the state line so we and our kids can have a better quality of life .

Anonymous said...

DEI and ESG, when applied, result in higher prices and costs which have the largest impact against poor people.

DEI and ESG wage war on the poor.

Anonymous said...

DL would love to rewrite Missippi’s repressive history. He is afraid you will learn how cruel his ancestors were. Even if no one blames him or expects him to be responsible for their sins. It haunts him and he can’t let it go.

Anonymous said...

Look all around at how great Mississippi is, #49 or #50 in so many things, thanks to guys like D.L.!

Anonymous said...

DEI=We have got to keep the scammers, complainers, and victimhood groups happy so they don’t complain and we lose money. I get asked to come to these type of meetings, annoying “please come” emails, asked to say something for AAPI month for being Asian and I basically have to tell them in the nicest way possible that I literally hate them all regardless of race, religion, gender, etc. I just want to go to work, go home, get paid and not deal with all the petty crap of the workplace.

Anonymous said...

EDI is nothing more than a movement to redistribute wealth to those that have poor work ethics and are unable to compete for employment based on their own merits.

Anonymous said...

I see every one of you scum. I see you defending. The word “equity.” They use this now instead of equality (because they already have that.)

They are hoping you are too stupid to notice.

Anonymous said...

D.L.'s busy ginning up the rubes again, this time it's about EDI.

Anonymous said...

If you find yourself disoriented or confused it's either you're drunk or Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Anonymous said...

Give me MT Green any day over the "Squad" where triple digit IQs are not welcome.

Anonymous said...

Person, woman, man, camera, TV.

Anonymous said...

What a bunch of #$&@*%# crybabies. Whaaaaa. And what a horrible ideal.

Anonymous said...

DL has become so sad.

Anonymous said...

That’s amazing, how does D.L. do that? Does he do it because he has, like, a good memory? Because he's cognitively there?

Don Drane said...

So many leftists posting above. All of them are sad-sacks who get anally agitated when someone comes along who spotlights their quackery.

Straight out of the liberal handbook - When the message conflicts with your agenda of recognizing the imaginary 'marginalized', you must attack the messenger.

Anonymous said...

Want to upset a conservative, lie to him. want to upset a liberal, tell him the truth. I'm old enough to have seen TRUE racism and oppression. Most of it has been perpetrated by Democrats. Yes we have a problem, most of it is a self fulfilling prophesy created by individuals saying "You're acting white" when someone attempts to better themselves. Then there is the group that will constantly scream, he was a good son when their good son receives a darwin award while attempting to car jack, strong armed robbing someone or breaking and entering. Democrats want to segregate based on a long list of identities, color and persuasions. Think of the ‘You ain’t black’ comment from our current Commander in Chief. While we used to have an out for those that wanted to improve themselves, by moving to find a job and leaving a particular bad situation. The government has made certain situations palatable by subsidizing bad behavior.

Anonymous said...

Why is there so much hatred for Mr Gardner for simply telling the truth? What's inaccurate about his column?


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