Do We Need Diversity?

[The Rabbi]

Diversity has become the new buzzword (OK, it's not exactly new). Universities, corporations, almost every institution is encouraged to promote diversity.
Is that really such a great idea? What is diverse anyway? A child who grows up in a black middle class family and a child who grows up in a white middle class family will agree on issues over 70% of the time. How much diversity is that? By the same token a white child who grew up on a farm in Alabama probably has little in common with a child who grew up in Greenwich Village NY with two gay parents. Yet the first is considered diverse, the second not.
Should we eliminate diversity a goal in college, business and gov't recruitment? What end does such diversity serve anyway? If you recruit simply the best candidates for the slot or the job, you will end up with a diverse group no matter what.

 

[Katzndogz]

Diversity is said to be better than unity and that's where it goes wrong.

 

[G.T.]

I don't think it should be an active recruiting goal or something that is actively avoided.

 

[OriginalShroom]

The left doesn't believe in "diversity"... True diversity is not based upon gender or anything physical. True diversity is in the thoughts and beliefs.

Since the Left tosses anyone who doesn't believe as they do under the bus, they don't believe in diversity.

 

[hazlnut]

Diversity has become the new buzzword (OK, it's not exactly new). Universities, corporations, almost every institution is encouraged to promote diversity.
Is that really such a great idea? What is diverse anyway? A child who grows up in a black middle class family and a child who grows up in a white middle class family will agree on issues over 70% of the time. How much diversity is that? By the same token a white child who grew up on a farm in Alabama probably has little in common with a child who grew up in Greenwich Village NY with two gay parents. Yet the first is considered diverse, the second not.
Should we eliminate diversity a goal in college, business and gov't recruitment? What end does such diversity serve anyway? If you recruit simply the best candidates for the slot or the job, you will end up with a diverse group no matter what.

Yes, we need diversity.

We really should try to eliminate bigots and xenophobes like you.

Why don't you all find an island somewhere and move there?

 

[g5000]

Diversity simply means not marching in lockstep as a single hive mind, right hands raised in the air in a salute, and tossing anyone different from the State's ideal into an oven.

So...yeah. We need diversity. And so does our gene pool or your Übermensch eventually looks like this:

 

[Meathead]

Diversity is a matter of degree. Having large populations of Muslims and Christians, blacks and whites and otherwise groups that do not mix well is inviting cultural problems. Diversity of groups that can assimilate is not a problem.

 

[hazlnut]

Diversity is a matter of degree. Having large populations of Muslims and Christians, blacks and whites and otherwise groups that do not mix well is inviting cultural problems. Diversity of groups that can assimilate is not a problem.

Those groups mix fine -- it's only the fringe element, Tea Party, that causes problems.

 

[OriginalShroom]

Diversity has become the new buzzword (OK, it's not exactly new). Universities, corporations, almost every institution is encouraged to promote diversity.
Is that really such a great idea? What is diverse anyway? A child who grows up in a black middle class family and a child who grows up in a white middle class family will agree on issues over 70% of the time. How much diversity is that? By the same token a white child who grew up on a farm in Alabama probably has little in common with a child who grew up in Greenwich Village NY with two gay parents. Yet the first is considered diverse, the second not.
Should we eliminate diversity a goal in college, business and gov't recruitment? What end does such diversity serve anyway? If you recruit simply the best candidates for the slot or the job, you will end up with a diverse group no matter what.

Yes, we need diversity.

We really should try to eliminate bigots and xenophobes like you.

Why don't you all find an island somewhere and move there?

So you don't believe in diversity do you? Anyone who doesn't agree with you must be dealt with.

 

[Katzndogz]

Diversity means being divided into as many parts as is possible to divide people.

 

[g5000]

Diversity means being divided into as many parts as is possible to divide people.

Diversity means e pluribus unum.

 

[OriginalShroom]

Diversity simply means not marching in lockstep as a single hive mind, right hands raised in the air in a salute, and tossing anyone different from the State's ideal into an oven.

So...yeah. We need diversity.

For a change you have it partially right. Diversity in politics is not based upon the physical.. it's based upon thought and beliefs, or as you said not marching in lockstep to the Hive mind.

 

[percysunshine]

Diversity has become the new buzzword (OK, it's not exactly new). Universities, corporations, almost every institution is encouraged to promote diversity.
Is that really such a great idea? What is diverse anyway? A child who grows up in a black middle class family and a child who grows up in a white middle class family will agree on issues over 70% of the time. How much diversity is that? By the same token a white child who grew up on a farm in Alabama probably has little in common with a child who grew up in Greenwich Village NY with two gay parents. Yet the first is considered diverse, the second not.
Should we eliminate diversity a goal in college, business and gov't recruitment? What end does such diversity serve anyway? If you recruit simply the best candidates for the slot or the job, you will end up with a diverse group no matter what.

Yes, we need diversity.

We really should try to eliminate bigots and xenophobes like you.

Why don't you all find an island somewhere and move there?

That was sort of an intolerant, and xenophobic statement.

...chuckle

 

[The Rabbi]

Diversity has become the new buzzword (OK, it's not exactly new). Universities, corporations, almost every institution is encouraged to promote diversity.
Is that really such a great idea? What is diverse anyway? A child who grows up in a black middle class family and a child who grows up in a white middle class family will agree on issues over 70% of the time. How much diversity is that? By the same token a white child who grew up on a farm in Alabama probably has little in common with a child who grew up in Greenwich Village NY with two gay parents. Yet the first is considered diverse, the second not.
Should we eliminate diversity a goal in college, business and gov't recruitment? What end does such diversity serve anyway? If you recruit simply the best candidates for the slot or the job, you will end up with a diverse group no matter what.

Yes, we need diversity.

We really should try to eliminate bigots and xenophobes like you.

Why don't you all find an island somewhere and move there?

I'd explain this to you because you clearly missed the issue. But you're too fucking stupid to deal with.

 

[KNB]

Diversity has become the new buzzword (OK, it's not exactly new). Universities, corporations, almost every institution is encouraged to promote diversity.
Is that really such a great idea? What is diverse anyway? A child who grows up in a black middle class family and a child who grows up in a white middle class family will agree on issues over 70% of the time. How much diversity is that? By the same token a white child who grew up on a farm in Alabama probably has little in common with a child who grew up in Greenwich Village NY with two gay parents. Yet the first is considered diverse, the second not.
Should we eliminate diversity a goal in college, business and gov't recruitment? What end does such diversity serve anyway? If you recruit simply the best candidates for the slot or the job, you will end up with a diverse group no matter what.

What is your final solution to the problem, Mein Fuhrer?

 

[The Rabbi]

Diversity simply means not marching in lockstep as a single hive mind, right hands raised in the air in a salute, and tossing anyone different from the State's ideal into an oven.

So...yeah. We need diversity. And so does our gene pool or your Übermensch eventually looks like this:

That wasnt the question. The question was whether we should actively promote "diversity" as a value good in itself.
Perhaps the word diversity is as unfamiliar as the word redacted.

 

[JakeStarkey]

(1) opposition to bigotry is not bigotry, simply common sense

(2) supporting diversity is the implementation of the 14th Amendment

 

[The Rabbi]

(1) opposition to bigotry is not bigotry, simply common sense

(2) supporting diversity is the implementation of the 14th Amendment

1) Wrong
2) Also wrong.

It's Jake Fact-Free Starkey with more wrong assertions.

 

[G.T.]

Opposition to bigotry is not common sense?

 

[The T]

Diversity means being divided into as many parts as is possible to divide people.

Correct. People must be divided into herds, and then turned one on the other. It's what politicians do. It's SICK as Hell.