Chronicle poll results: Discontinuing DEI
We asked our readers if thy approve of President Trump discontinuing DEI programs in the federal government. Here's what they said.
Last week, the Chronicle asked its readers in an electronic poll the following question: “Do you approve of President Trump discontinuing DEI programs in the federal government?” Of the 35 people who responded, 68% said no; 29% said yes; and 3% said they weren’t sure. Comments were submitted by 107 people. A few follow.
We have legitimate concerns that leadership needs to be facing, like climate change and the cost of living, and attacks on these programs are neither beneficial nor useful to anyone who isn’t hell-bent on culture wars.
it is racist, cruel and serves no purpose other than to intensify the worst attitudes about our fellow citizens. There was a time when jews were excluded from jobs, schools, hotels, etc., in this country, because there were too many of us who wanted to exercise our civil rights. Are we going back to a time when white men only need apply for jobs, schools and the like?
A person should get any job based on their qualifications, experience and education.
After only two weeks in office, he has totally proven that he is a dictator. I fear for the future of this country.
DEI programs are good in theory, but have become dangerous to Jews as they deem Jews as oppressors.
As a country, we are strengthened by diversity and inclusion.
I think by now it’s clear that with whatever genuinely good intentions there were behind DEI initially, it’s been abused and used to silo and self-serve particular minority groups over others.
Reviewing a program before making changes is OK. But killing it without any review is unacceptable. We don’t know whether DEI is good or bad — only that some don’t like it
Diversification helps assure that the government represents and serves all members of our society, attracts the best qualified from our entire population, and provides opportunities and advancement for groups previously disqualified. If well managed, it benefits the entire country. Our history has shown that eliminating the goal of equality and inclusion could lead to exclusion.
DEI tries to right wrongs, but it goes too far in the opposite direction is now causing more racism than it’s solving. We need a color-blind world right now.
DEI is bad for Jews. At the heart of DEI is a simple binary: The world is divided between oppressors and the oppressed. According to DEI, Israel is a bastion of Jewish whiteness, with a racist commitment to shattering the lives of nonwhite Palestinian Arabs. Hence, the campus groups most associated with DEI are now leading the antisemitic charge.
I’ll approve of getting rid of DEI when women get paid as much as men for the same work and there is the same percentage of people of color in government and boards of directors as in the general population. DEI was a Band-Aid on a wound Trump is rubbing salt into right now. PJC
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