It also flies directly in the face of the claim by the Ithacites that embrace, above all else, diversity.
But we knew that was lie.
But, but, if we promoted ideological diversity (we can imagine the author whining), that would mean promoting people who obviously don't deserve it. We'd be giving conservatives something they couldn't earn on their own - that's not fair, is it?
Maybe we should cast ideological diversity in terms of affirmative action, just to watch them all tap-dance furiously...