It's so f'ed up. We use to teach young Marines that being a Marine was an honor, and made you one of an elite few. But DEI cannot abide elites, which are exclusive by their very nature.
Meritocracies are ruthless? I was of the understanding that whatever the opposite of a meritocracy is would have the quality of being ruthless, having no pity upon the hard worker and instead having regard for the person.