Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"There’s nothing inherently wrong with diversity — teams, for instance, often work better together when there’s a diversity of thought or cultures which helps members see each other’s blind spots.</p><p>But Democratic progressives are quick to suggest that factors like race, gender, or sexual orientation should be used to boost candidates for important positions. While racial preferences in things like college admissions and jobs are deeply unpopular among most Americans, they are considered noncontroversial by many progressive elites.</p><p>Progressives are quick to say that considering race or gender for hiring or promoting someone does not mean you will get a less qualified candidate. And yet how many progressives did you see over the four years of Biden’s tenure who could just bluntly say that Jean-Pierre was bad at her job?"</p><p><a href="https://www.theamericansaga.com/p/democrats-can-do-minorities-a-favor" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theamericansaga.com/p/democrat</span><span class="invisible">s-can-do-minorities-a-favor</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Minorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minorities</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/IdentityPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IdentityPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Liberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberalism</span></a></p>
