DEI Hard
Posted in Politics, Society on July 31st, 2024OK, to start with, I’m not going to derogatorily comment on the female’s apparent weight. One – with Type IIIA anti-ballistic armor at a minimum, her actual body build is quite in question. And two – a person’s shape, within reason, is not a good indicator of their physical performance and capabilities in non-endurance settings. And three and finally – she wasn’t part of President Trump’s immediate physical protection detail; hence, her lack of size and physical ability to be an ablative meatshield for him is largely irrelevant.
But, her displayed lack of competency, especially with her weapon and under stress, is a huge problem, and is strong evidence of her being a DEI hire and, like so many DEI hires, not being qualified for the job. Even more damning is the fact the the ex-Director of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle – herself one of Biden’s many DEI hires – made increasing DEI in the Secret Service her priority, something that had already caused insane problems before the attempted assassination of President Trump.
And therein lies the problem, both with DEI itself and with the sorts who endorse it. It is the placing of certain governmentally protected, immutable, largely irrelevant physical, mental, or behavioral traits above being able to properly perform the duties of the position, much less being the best available one to do so. And this is true even when the job and its duties are important, up to and including saving lives.