Posted on 02/01/2025 1:18:00 PM PST by Libloather
There was a heavy focus on systemic racism and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs during the final debate among the eight candidates vying to chair the Democratic National Committee (DNC), as the party aims to exit the political wilderness.
The forum, moderated and carried live on MSNBC and held at Georgetown University in the nation's capital city, develed into chaos early on as a wave of left-wing protesters repeatedly interrupted the primetime event, heckling over concerns of climate change and billionaires' influence in America's elections before they were forcibly removed by security.
Thanks in part to their repeated targeting of DEI efforts under former President Joe Biden's administration, President Donald Trump recaptured the White House in November's elections, with Republicans also retaking control of the Senate from the Democrats and the GOP holding onto its razor-thin majority in the House.
Jaime Harrison, the DNC chairman for the past four years, declined to seek another term steering the Democrats' national party committee. The DNC will vote for a new chair on Saturday, as they hold their annual winter meeting this year at National Harbor, Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C.
"Unlike the other party, that is demonizing diversity, we understand that diversity is our greatest strength," Harrison said at the start of the debate before bringing the candidates out.
Biden and many Democrats portrayed DEI efforts as a way to boost inclusion and representation for communities historically marginalized. However Trump and his supporters, on the 2024 campaign trail, repeatedly charged that such programs were discriminatory and called for restoring "merit-based" hiring.
Since his inauguration on Jan. 20 and his return to power in the White House, Trump has signed a slew of sweeping executive orders and actions to end the federal government's involvement in DEI programs, reversing in some cases...
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The voters don’t understand that “Democracy” is too important for them to have the last say.
nobody ever talks about “melting pot” much anymore...
They would have done better with Brandon if they kept him in the basement in his Delaware house like they did in 2020.
I think his handlers gambled that they would have done better with Kamala Harris.
Nope.
I think Brandon would have won in Nevada and Wisconsin.
And maybe the popular vote.
The melting pot boiled over....
The outgoing guy saying Biden would have won the race was epic. He threw Kamala under the bus.
What is really great is that they made it painfully obvious that they didn’t learn a thing from the election. They just can’t give up their ideological garbage because it would mean admitting they were wrong about something.
If Dems want to die on the DEI hill that’s fine with me.
The democrats will never change they’ll always be a waste of Air
Democrats elect new chair who branded Trump a ‘traitor’ as party aims to rebound from disastrous 2024 election
Obviously not.
That’s the truth.
Well said.
Hmm. From 2020 to 2024, the WHITE MAN at the head of a nation based on "systemic racism" did not manage to end systemic racism, because.....
Next time any of us talks to a Democrat, just think that they think we're racists.
And homophobes, misogynists, transphobes and all the other idiotic names they spew regularly.
The name-calling social shark has been well and truly jumped. Just don't care about their accusations anymore.
True, they don’t. And this is a critical issue. We need a mostly homogeneous society in terms of core values and principles. No sensible person is against diversity and inclusion (the equity part is a bit confusing and seems Marxist). But we really won’t be able to achieve DEI without including merit. GHWB talked about the ‘soft bigotry of low expectations’ and my impression is that DEI is a sort of method to compensate for failures in education and self discipline. We can yammer for years about “systemic racism” but the true problem is the educational system. It is weak. It creates weak minded people. If we strive for excellence then everyone of diversity who achieves excellence will be included.
The DemonRATS got rid of the “melting pot” and now we’ve got a pressure cooker.
Ken Martin -- WHITE MAN from Minnesota -- is new head of DNC
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5119075-minnesota-dnc-chair-election/
Duh New Caucasian?
“The democrats will never change they’ll always be a waste of Air”
Democrats are a waste of air, food, and water!
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