[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by flamesfever

Woke for me is about telling the Progressive Left where they are going too far in their fight for justice. For example:

1. The overuse of the concept, "diversity, equity and inclusion" in the hiring process e.g. universities, critically important positions

2. Forgetting the contribution of those who worked and sacrificed to get us where we are today. e.g. renaming schools, streets, and tearing down statues

3. Politicizing science, leading to disinformation and inequality

4. Defunding the police

5. Being too soft on crime e.g. paroling people who are judged to be high risk to reoffend, putting hardened criminals in sweat lodges

6. Adopting measures which restrict freedom of the press

7. Mandating against a person's right to decide what goes into their bodies

8. Etc.

Originally Posted by flamesfever

1. The overuse of the concept, "diversity, equity and inclusion" in the hiring process e.g. universities, critically important positions

"The entire point of DEI is to make sure the most qualified people get the jobs. DEI is about making sure minorities and women get a chance to show they are the most qualified for the job, rather than a white guy hiring another white guy. Anyone who says they are against DEI because they think the job should go to the most qualified person, is just explaining that they don't understand the concept."

If that is what was happening, I would be all for it. However, I have witnessed the opposite.

In the 1980s PET and the Liberals decided that there should be more French Canadians in the RCMP. MY BIL, a very high ranking RCMP officer, charged with promoting senior officers, revealed to me how orders were given as to how that was to be carried out.

Officers were to be chosen, on an annual basis, in the following order, 1. a French Canadian, 2. a bilingual member, and 3. an English member. All officers were routinely tested annually, and in when it came time to choose a
French Canadian member, he was forced to choose someone who stood 50th in the list of those who were tested.

So I think you can see that the best person was not always chosen. And we all know what has happened with the RCMP over the years.

Also, if it is done to give women the advantage, it is worth noting that in the Universities, women are often over-represented in some of the professions, e.g. medicine, teaching

wow

a couple back to back hits