Posted on 05/18/2025 7:12:04 AM PDT by simpson96
The Stockholm City Council has rejected the US embassy's demands that it roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies at the behest of the Trump administration.
In his inauguration speech, US President Donald Trump vowed to end what he sweepingly but vaguely called efforts to “socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life”.
This has translated into attempts to eliminate programmes in the United States that seek to encourage diversity and equality in education, the work force and beyond.
In an email to the city's planning office dated April 29, the US embassy asked that Stockholm officials sign a document promising that contractors would not operate any programmes promoting DEI that would violate current US law.
“It’s so bizarre,” Jan Valeskog, Stockholm’s vice-mayor for city planning, told the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter on Tuesday.
The city council said Friday that it would not comply with the embassy's demands or offer an official response.
“We were really surprised, of course,” Valeskog told The Associated Press.
“We will not sign this document at all, of course not.”
(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...
It seems the journalists (so called) of the world are all in lockstep. Lies no longer have to travel around the world. That journey can no begin at home.
Headline distorts the request, as usual.
The idea is not to end diversity, but to end discrimination. Diversity is fine is long as people rise because of their talents instead of rising because of their skin color or sex.
The foreigners are several train stops away.
They will eventually take over “Stockholm proper”.
But, when you do not have to see something everyday it is allowed to go on much longer. By then, it will be too late.
“”Diversity has worked so well in Sweden, I don’t blame them. I thought Sweden was a morose place when I visited there. It didn’t appear to have a soul. Now they’re giving their country up without a fight.””
Imagine that. But brainless often does lead to soulless. Satan loves the truly stupid most of all.
The ruling class of Sweden STILL don’t get it, after having their culture and at times, their heads kicked around like a soccer ball?
Giving up one's country is far better than being called a bigot/racist/phobe. /s
We don’t tell other countries how to hire or not hire employees. If they hire unqualified people they’ll pay a price in production quality. That’s their business NOT ours.
Also a lot of this story has the feel of bullsh*t...
In other words, bow down to your new rulers, all because you were afraid to be called racists.
Enjoy.
Well said.
They asked for it.
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