South African diplomat to USA expelled for DEI posts
South African diplomat to USA expelled for DEI posts
‘I have no regrets!’ – that was the message of South Africa’s expelled ambassador to the US, addressing supporters who’d come to greet him at Cape Town airport. Ebrahim Rasool took his expulsion by the Trump administration as a ‘badge of dignity.’ The boisterous crowd praised him for serving the cou...
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We have to stop using the fascist's code words. It wasn't DEI. He was expelled for supporting desegregation and racial equality.
I mean, yah. That probably falls under the umbrella of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. DEI is good, and we shouldn't stop using the term just cuz Orange Man upset (IMO).
DEI is neoliberal language putting a positive marketable spin on anti-discrimination practices. It allows disingenuous corporations look especially nice for doing the bare minimum that should be expected of them.
And it has been co-opted by the far right to act as a nebulous term (like woke) that just describes anything bad.
Yep. So, once again, the left gets stuck holding the bag for neoliberal bullshit that loses to fascism. It's an age old story.