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Offline Kamaji

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The 'Meritocracy' Lie
« on: March 30, 2025, 06:35:10 pm »
The 'Meritocracy' Lie

Two months after he was inaugurated, Trump has smashed many of the government's silly DEI rules. But he hasn't created a new age of meritocracy.

Eric Boehm
3.28.2025

On Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump vowed to "forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based."

Less than two weeks later, Vice President J.D. Vance's office hired Buckley Carlson—the 24-year-old son of former Fox News host and popular conservative pundit Tucker Carlson—as deputy press secretary.

At least young Buckley can be certain that he didn't get the job because of the color of his skin.

The dismantling of the federal government's various so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies has been one of the signature efforts of the first two months of the second Trump administration. Those rules often required that factors like race, gender, and ethnicity be considered alongside (or even ahead of) other more important things when the government was hiring, promoting, or awarding taxpayer-funded contracts.

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Source:  https://reason.com/2025/03/28/the-meritocracy-lie/
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Re: The 'Meritocracy' Lie
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2025, 06:40:54 pm »
Biden chose people based on whether they were the first transgendered  mixed race immigrant. His presidency failed as a result

Trump chooses people based on loyalty to him

This will also end poorly unless there's a shift

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Re: The 'Meritocracy' Lie
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2025, 12:41:36 pm »
Quote from: LMAO on March 30, 2025, 06:40:54 pm
Biden chose people based on whether they were the first transgendered  mixed race immigrant. His presidency failed as a result

Trump chooses people based on loyalty to him

This will also end poorly unless there's a shift
Aside from any loyalty thing, it appears most of the people Trump has chosen are at least capable of doing their jobs. Admittedly, I'd like to see more results but we are not even three whole months in.
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Re: The 'Meritocracy' Lie
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2025, 02:31:56 pm »
Quote from: LMAO on March 30, 2025, 06:40:54 pm
Biden chose people based on whether they were the first transgendered  mixed race immigrant. His presidency failed as a result

Trump chooses people based on loyalty to him

This will also end poorly unless there's a shift

Absolutely.
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Re: The 'Meritocracy' Lie
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2025, 02:42:26 pm »
We'll know in October how much money they really saved.  Any money left in the Treasury should be given back to the Fed, reducing our projected debt.  But if they come up with other things to spend this money on, we've done nothing.
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Re: The 'Meritocracy' Lie
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2025, 02:50:17 pm »
What were Buttigiege's qualifications to lead the Transportation Deportmant?  He was gay.
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