Radicalization of Race: Philanthropy and DEI
Americans are right to push back against this Marxist-inspired ideology that seeks to eliminate the best aspects of the American experiment.
The Heritage Foundation recently published a superb article on this topic with extensive research analysis. https://lnkd.in/gdwvFQVk
SUMMARY
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become the guiding principle and dominant focus of many foundations, corporations, and the federal government. At the heart of these multi-billion-dollar efforts—both public and philanthropic—are certain key assumptions: America is systemically racist; white America harbors unconscious racism; and equal rights, meritocracy, and the law itself reinforce a regime of white supremacy. Most of DEI’s practices violate the Constitution and the Civil Rights Act. Numerical quotas, government race-conscious policies, and speech codes do nothing to close the real disparities of achievement, because they do not address the root causes. DEI eradicates the best aspects of the American experiment, which have brought prosperity and opportunity to so many—the rule of law, respect for individual rights, and equal treatment under the law.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Major U.S. philanthropies are a driving force in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) paradigm, which promotes the lie that America is systemically racist.
The implementation of the DEI paradigm, which is gaining speed in the corporate world and government, runs counter to the Constitution and the Civil Rights Act.
Americans are right to push back against this Marxist-inspired ideology that seeks to eliminate the best aspects of the American experiment.
Katharine C. Gorka is former Director for Civil Society and the American Dialogue at The Heritage Foundation. Mike Gonzalez is Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow in the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
This is spot on! Thank you ...