I think Americans are tired of diversity, equity, and inclusion as defined and implemented by the woke progressives. Like many programs or policies implemented by politicians or pseudointellectuals, they express goals or philosophies that most of us support in principle. America was a nation that invited all to come here regardless of ethnicity, social or economic class. We don't care who you are as long as you come here to contribute to our society and assimilate to our culture.

But DEI in practice is nothing more than virtue signaling and discrimination. We have seen how it promotes diversity and inclusion based solely upon some favored demographic characteristic while telling those of these so-called privileged demographics that they are terrible people and must subvert their interests to those that are favored under such program.

Companies adopted DEI principles in order to curry favor with the ruling class and customers. It also signaled to investors as well as employees that the company was caring and aware of its social responsibilities, which would ultimately lead to more profits and dividends. The reality was much different. Not only was the implementation of such policies resented by the majority of Americans, but it also created a number of problems internally and externally. The resulting promised benefits rarely materialized.

Several companies like Harley-Davidson and Walmart have announced significant reductions or complete elimination in their DEI departments and efforts. Perhaps the most surprising however is the recent announcement by the Board of Regents at the University of Michigan that they will likely dismantle the largest DEI department of any university in the United States. Since 2016, the university has spent more than $250 million in creating and implementing programs designed to increase integration, understanding and collaboration among disparate demographic groups. What really happened was just the opposite.

The New York Times of all places published an investigative piece into the results of the massive work done in the name of inclusion. What they found is that most faculty and students were afraid to interact with different groups. What they saw and experienced both inside and outside of the department, was the loud voice of victimization. Seemingly innocent statements or gestures often resulted in complaints to the DEI department. Punishments were handed out resulting in not just a lack of willingness to engage with diverse groups but a self-censorship among those that in principles supported DEI but found that the application tagged them as problem children.

Things came to a head after the October 7th attack on Israel by Hamas. Pro-Palestinian demonstrations resulted in Jewish students being attacked, both verbally and physically. One incident showed about a dozen Jewish students blockading the doors to the library as rabid demonstrators tried to break in threatening to kill them. Other students were blocked from going to class or crossing the campus. The demonstrators had no interest in discussing the Jewish community's point of view.

Quite simply the average person who doesn't have a racist or bigoted bone in their body is afraid to be labeled by DEI advocates as racist or bigoted. Instead of fostering interaction and communication, which could result in understanding and acceptance, it created a segregated community afraid to even venture into any discussion or action that could foster those stated goals. Resentment became the most prevalent emotion among many disaffected groups. The same results we're seeing in private business.

While many people involved in promoting DEI programs and principals probably believe they are doing so with good intentions, I firmly believe those that promote and create most of these programs are doing so to divide us. To keep us distracted and arguing with each other so that they can do things behind the scenes that broaden their power and control over us. So many people look to government at all levels to be the solvers of problems, when, in reality, government rarely solves any problem. Even when the effort is altruistic, bureaucracies are woefully inefficient and ineffective at solving most problems.

We should go back to the days when comedians, movies, and television shows pointed out not only the problems with segregation and fear of other demographic groups, but more importantly pointed out that we are really all pretty much the same. When Blazing Saddles, All In The Family, or Richard Pryor were enjoying popularity, we came together as a country. Now those shows are 'taboo' and labeled racist. Too bad learning from history is being replaced by CRT. Imagine where we'd be if Mel Brooks et al were still producing movies and TV shows.