What is DEI? DEI is the acronym for diversity, equity, and inclusion that is used in the hiring process for government and private workforces. Its programs and policies initially came about because of the 1960’s civil rights movement and laws to correct discriminatory practices.
DEI policies and programs are used to recruit, hire and promote people based on their individual performance record, knowledge, skills, and abilities, rather than privilege. Affirmative action and quotas are not part of DEI.
DEI is not about putting unqualified people in jobs or hiring individuals because of gender, ethnicity, race, age, or sexual preference, rather it’s about hiring individuals who are highly qualified regardless of their gender, ethnicity, race, age, or sexual preference.
DEI has shown that we work better when we bring together the collective intelligence of diverse thinkers, with diverse backgrounds and diverse genders, ethnicities, races, ages and abilities. DEI strengthens merit-based employment systems.
DEI is not the problem. Trump’s racism is the problem
On January 20th, Trump signed three executive orders. One executive order directed federal agencies to end all DEI activities. The second executive order eliminated DEI programs in the military. The third executive order called DEI programs discriminatory and said they should also be banned in the private sector.
Trump has no knowledge about DEI policies, so he rants that they create shameful discrimination in hiring practices or blames DEI for the recent air crash tragedy that killed 67 people at Reagan National Airport. Trump routinely demonstrates his lack of understanding of DEI and how beneficial it’s been to making organizations more effective, more responsive and innovative and more competent and profitable.
Trump has continually told lies about DEI so his MAGA supporters will believe his falsehoods that DEI policies are nothing more than discrimination against white people.
DEI gives everyone an equal chance. Obviously, Trump and his political and corporate lackeys don’t want everyone to have an equal chance to get ahead in life. Jesus would have supported DEI programs.
The bottom line is Trump is getting rid of DEI because he’s a racist and wants to maximize the whiteness of our work force.
Tom Laurent
March 5, 2025
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I think the ‘perception’ by some, maybe by many, is that under a DEI policy, a person who is a member of a minority group, pretty much any minority group, will be chosen over a white male.