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| Diversity is a Weakness, Not a Strength |
| 2017-10-21 |
| [Townhall] Diversity is a strength" is one of those Orwellian maxims that’s just generally accepted as truth by most Americans despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Granted, if you’re talking about a DIVERSITY OF IDEAS, you can certainly come up with some situations where it’s a strength. For example, in the movie World War Z, Israel is saved (at least temporarily) by having a "tenth man" whose job is to forcefully argue for the alternative viewpoint to a situation where everyone agrees. So instead of laughing off the idea that Israel might face a zombie invasion, Israelis realized there was merit to it and was prepared in time to protect the country. Back in the real world, the NFL certainly could have used someone pointing out the potential long-term downsides of allowing players disrespect the flag when just Colin Kaepernick was doing it. Donald Trump might benefit from a diversity of opinions when he’s about to tweet about Rosie O’Donnell or Mark Cuban at 4 AM. The Democrat Party could certainly use the input of a few random white factory workers from flyover country about the latest rhetoric and proposals they’re about to pitch. On the other hand, even when diversity of thought is useful, it’s only in limited doses. The New York Yankees don’t want players who think the Boston Red Sox should win the pennant. A Republican President doesn’t want a Democrat in his Cabinet who will undermine him at every opportunity. Our military doesn’t want soldiers hoping the other side will defeat us in a war. All that being said, when most people talk about "diversity," they don’t mean a diversity of ideas. They believe a Hispanic guy, a black guy, a transsexual and a woman bring something to the table just by virtue of their race or gender. This is seldom true. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 In terms of diversity of ideas I think it well worthwhile for a conservative or liberal government to have a few outsiders or opposition members around. Even Einstein wasn't always the smartest guy in the room. But the idea that we must have x% of this group, y% of that group etc to truely reflect society is ludicrous. EspeciaLly when it is applied to hiring when you want the best you can get. |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2017-10-21 18:47 |
| #7 Brazil and India have two of the most diverse populations in the world. Japan and China are among the least proportionately diverse. Which countries have the stronger economies and militaries? |
| Posted by: charger 2017-10-21 12:12 |
| #6 Once again, Zhang Fei nails it. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-10-21 10:06 |
| #5 People who don't understand diversity have been laboring under the illusion that words retain their literal meaning. That hasn't been true stateside for many decades. Things become much clearer when they substitute for "diversity" what the word means today, which is "blackness". Thus, a workforce that is 100% black is also 100% diverse. When someone says a workforce isn't diverse enough, he means it's not black enough. Now that Hispanics have horned into the race quota racket with an ever-growing ethnic quota tied to their increased representation in the census, not diverse can also mean not Hispanic enough. So in future, just translate diverse to mean "black and/or Hispanic", and much that was obscure should become crystal. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2017-10-21 10:04 |
| #4 Diversity is being employed as the antithesis to democracy, employed in extracting submission of the majority in the destruction of their basic civil rights. But the 'privileged' should have no 'rights.' The antithesis trundles on with a full head of steam. [Sarc off] |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-10-21 09:03 |
| #3 Diversity is being employed as the antithesis to democracy, employed in extracting submission of the majority in the destruction of their basic civil rights. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-10-21 09:00 |
| #2 Diversity in their ugly uniforms! |
| Posted by: Clem 2017-10-21 02:54 |
| #1 NFL has diversity? Where? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-10-21 02:45 |