Posted on 02/01/2025 4:19:39 AM PST by george76
while addressing Thursday’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump blasted both the Obama and Biden administrations for prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives
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concerns about the FAA's DEI policies are not new. Critics have long argued that these policies have distracted from essential safety measures, particularly during a period marked by air traffic controller shortages, outdated equipment, and an increase in near misses. Reports indicate that the air traffic controller on duty during the incident was effectively managing the responsibilities of two people.
Last year, 11 Republican attorneys general voiced their concerns in a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker, questioning the agency's commitment to safety in light of its emphasis on diversity over expertise. They expressed disappointment that the FAA appeared to prioritize “virtue-signaling” over securing the nation's airways.
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The origins of these DEI efforts can be traced back to the Obama administration, which initiated a focused approach to increase diversity within the FAA
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The Washington Times reported last year that the FAA turned away thousands of qualified air traffic controllers for being the wrong race.
There hasn’t been a fatal airline crash in the United States since 2009, but it’s only a matter of time before the streak ends. The FAA recorded two serious, near-miss runway incursions at Reagan National and Baltimore-Washington International last year [2023].
Vigilance is waning because the nation’s air traffic control towers are woefully understaffed. The people responsible for keeping planes from smashing into one another are tired after working long, mandatory overtime shifts to make up for the lack of controllers.
Contributing to the shortage, the FAA temporarily put the brakes on hiring in 2012 so it could replace race-blind hiring rules with a “Biographical Assessment” stratagem designed to hire more minorities.
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the cancer named obama still making an impact in America
“ The Washington Times reported last year that the FAA turned away thousands of qualified air traffic controllers for being the wrong race.”
Here’s the core of the FAA’s problem: they had been mandated to “increase diversity”, but there AREN’T ENOUGH diversity candidates who meet even minimum standards, so they just didn’t hire.
And now they don’t have enough good people, and it will take at least a year to hire and train people even with Trump in charge.
Of course he was right. I’m sure the FAA records of applicants was available for his staff to peruse.
The irony is that the same liberal jerks who promoted this policy are now opposing Trump’s nominees for positions of trust, like combat veterans Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard as—wait for it—“unqualified”
There are at least 1,000 of them suing the government because of this. Their lawyer has been interviewed a couple of times recently.
For some of them, their scores were perfect — literally perfect — but were declined for hiring because they were white, and told so.
So if 1,000 of them are suing, how maybe more are there who aren’t suing?
It’s racism with good intentions just like Affirmative Action!
Interviews should be conducted
in a dark room. Appearances ànd colors
disappear. Best for the job in
response to the questions.
Right. Also, if the bar was lowered at the training level, then it will be reflected hiring
BTTT
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No surprise. First it was EEO in the 70s. They stepped up the game in the Obama years and then came DEI etc.
DEI infiltrated almost all companies. The whole country was infected with it.
Was this particular ATC DEI hired? Who knows? But ATC competence as a group has been affected by DEI and it’s a systemic problem.
It’s bigger than this one crash. Besides holding people accountable in this crash we must do all we can to prevent future crashes.
Sad but true...
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