Thread by @insomnochick

A commenter just told me in MA, they want to add a "B" to DEI, for "belonging." Then it hit me...DEI is not only a paradox, it's a coded warning. Let me explain...1/

"Diversity" - If you've been paying attention, you know this doesn't mean "different viewpoints," it's purely cosmetic, and/or means "Non-normative." People who "represent" minority "groups" or whose score on the "intersectionality" matrix is HIGH.2/

Diversity's implicit warning? "If you could be classified as a "normie," especially in your worldview (your racial/ethnic/etc... identity only counts in your favor if you adhere to the ideological framework, it is the highest value), you are DEVIANT.3/

"Equity" - What was just another word once for "how much ownership you have in your property," or "equality," now means "equal outcomes," though you'll often see it defined as "equality + fairness," as if that makes any sense at all. 4/

Equity's implicit warning? "If you're deemed to have too much of whatever someone else less DEVIANT wants, you're unfairly 'privileged,' and deserve to lose it/have it taken from you by force." Or, more succinctly, someone other than you is ENTITLED to what's yours. 5/

"Inclusion" - If you didn't get the message when they labeled you "DEVIANT," and their preferred people "ENTITLED," you'll realize pretty quickly when they implement their method of "inclusion." Affinity groupings for everyone BUT you. 6/

Inclusion's implicit warning? "Accept these designations, and the obligations, we have placed upon you as a result of them, or you will be INVALID, in every sense of the word./7

So, you DEVIANT people who fail to understand we are ENTITLED to have our demands met, we declare you, and everything about you INVALID. But just to make sure there's no misunderstanding, we'd like to add a "B" to our handy little code...8/

"Belonging" - Belonging is how they want people to feel who share their worldview, adhere to their rules, and submit to their will. If affinity groupings took care of sorting, "Belonging" deals with those left-over, who can't, or won't, fit themselves into an approved "group."9/

Belonging's implicit warning? "We're in charge now; you could have remained safe had you submitted to our demands, and accepted your proper role in the New Normal that is our Utopia, but since you haven't, and won't, we have no other choice but to punish you with BANISHMENT."/END

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