Two-thirds of US colleges, universities require DEI classes to graduate: report

[FAITH-IN-HIM]

I'm big on voting for alternative candidates for president if they are the better candidate, three or four times I have voted for a candidates not of either of the two major parties. One election I remember I was in less than 2 percent of the population who did so. So too you just don't vote for a person based upon their past, people do change and we are all sinners.

As I have written in my previous post perhaps President Trump is a better choice than Secretary Clinton, President Biden, or Vice President Harris. It is possible that President Trump's policies are more beneficial for America and Christian compared to those of Secretary Clinton, President Biden, or Vice President Harris.

But, President Trump’s personal life or character does not reflect Christian values. It is true that we all are sinners and we all can change, but that change comes from those who repent, seek forgiveness from God, and accept Jesus Christ.

President Trump has publicly stated that he has never asked for God's forgiveness because he believes he has not done anything wrong. This perspective contrasts with the fundamental teachings of the Gospel.

In the past fifty years, no U.S. president has received as much support from American Christians as President Trump. Even the born-again Christian President George W. Bush did not receive such a level of support from American Christians.

President Trump's policy may potentially benefit America and provide support to Christians, but it is important to consider the associated costs.

It remains to be seen whether the cost will be Christian values or our representation of Jesus Christ.

 

[FAITH-IN-HIM]

I believe this highlights one of the problems with DEI and CRT - that statistical variation is blamed on racism and discrimination without presenting any evidence that these are what caused it.

DEI does this kind of nose-counting and simply asserts that it is due to racism. If colleges and universities are going to teach some theory, they have to be sure that it is not based on assumptions but verified facts. "Systemic racism" is an assumption.

Most black children in the US are born out of wedlock, and most grow up without the long-term presence of a father figure in the home. Being raised without a father correlates with practically every negative outcome you can name - academic under-achievement, lifetime income, criminal behavior, emotional disturbance, crime rates - you name it. And this is true for all races - white or black or Hispanic or Asian or transgender Eskimo "I-don't-fit-into-your-outmoded-system" Rosicrucians. There's just a lot more of it with blacks, and a lot less with whites and Jewish people and Asians (especially them - they tend to out-perform everyone else, even if they are descended from coolies in California or first-generation immigrants who don't speak English at home).

Yet black under-achievement has to be because of racism, even if the same things happen to other races who make the same mistakes. If the system is rigged in favor of white males, howcum Asians aren't disadvantaged? Apart from blacktivists and demagogues who want to eliminate merit as the basis for selection, because they are uncomfortably aware that children of unwed mothers are going to finish near the back of the pack no matter how hard you blame it on the fact that George Washington owned slaves or we had segregated toilets fifty years ago.

I am old enough to have encountered people who screw up their lives and then try to assign me the blame, and tell me what I have to do and say and think to fix their problems for them. No thanks.

I don't automatically vote for someone based on the color of their hide. They gotta have something more than that. If that gets me called a racist, sure, whatever.

Regards,
Shodan

So, you believe that African Americans are not performing well due to the issues mentioned in your post. On the other hand, Asian-Americans are excelling compared to others.

Let's examine the statistics for Asian-Americans.

As of the 2020 United States Census, Asian Americans make up approximately 7.2.

As of the 118th Congress, Asian Americans make up about 4% of the House of Representatives1 and 3% of the Senate.

As of 2024, Asian Americans make up about 2.4% of Fortune 500 CEOs

As of 2024, Asian Americans make up about 4.2% of federal judges in the United States.



Why do you think that despite outperforming everyone else, Asian Americans are not represented in leadership roles in proportion to their population percentage?

 

[Vambram]

What?
Geez.
That's how God looks at us.

That's not how WE are supposed to look at each other!!

The Lord God also sees and knows that all of us are sinners who can never EVER do anything that would be good enough to prevent us from being sent to Hades and to the Lake of Fire itself. Is that the kind of equality you want to understand in viewing how God looks at us?

It is only because of the Grace of God through His Love and the salvation offered through the Lord Jesus Christ that our sins can be forgiven and eternal life in Heaven with the Lord be granted unto us. I'm sure that you already probably know that is the Gospel in a nutshell.

 

[Shodan]

Why do you think that despite outperforming everyone else, Asian Americans are not represented in leadership roles in proportion to their population percentage?

It is mostly liberals and progressives who do this kind of nose-counting and base the assumption that politicians must exactly reflect their proportions in the general population.

If blacks are under-represented in politics, and this is due to racism, is the under-representation of Asians due to the same reason? And again, please show that this is the case.

Regards,
Shodan

 

[FAITH-IN-HIM]

It is mostly liberals and progressives who do this kind of nose-counting and base the assumption that politicians must exactly reflect their proportions in the general population.

If blacks are under-represented in politics, and this is due to racism, is the under-representation of Asians due to the same reason? And again, please show that this is the case.

Regards,
Shodan

So you can’t answer why despite outperforming everyone else, Asian Americans are not represented in leadership roles in proportion to their population percentage?

 

[Valletta]

So you can’t answer why despite outperforming everyone else, Asian Americans are not represented in leadership roles in proportion to their population percentage?

Asians are a diverse group. Now progressives, by their discriminatory polices such as seek "equity," have kept many high academic-achieving Asians out of our top universities. Despite the fact that the Supreme Court has ruled it is illegal to discriminate for college entry by race or have racial quotas (because it violates their civil rights) as with student loan payoffs many progressives find workarounds. The conservative approach is to stop racial discrimination being taught to our children, to stop CRT and the like. As Shodan has pointed out, your conclusions from mere numbers are not warranted. Asians, despite discrimination, are over-represented in areas like doctors and in science. Part of this can be attributed to culture, not everyone wants a "leadership" position such as CEO or to be a member of Congress. Some aspire to heal people or to find a cure for cancer.

 

[Shodan]

So you can’t answer why despite outperforming everyone else, Asian Americans are not represented in leadership roles in proportion to their population percentage?

You alleged that, in the case of black under-representation, that this was due to racism and discrimination. Is that the case for Asians as well, or could there be some other reason?

I am pointing out that you can't simply point to something and say "racism". You actually have to show it.

Regards,
Shodan

 

[FAITH-IN-HIM]

You alleged that, in the case of black under-representation, that this was due to racism and discrimination. Is that the case for Asians as well, or could there be some other reason?

I am pointing out that you can't simply point to something and say "racism". You actually have to show it.

Regards,
Shodan

Shall we consider the perspectives of Asian-Americans with first-hand experience on racism and discrimination?

Discrimination Experiences Shape Most Asian Americans’ Lives

Most Asian adults in the U.S. have been treated as a foreigner or experienced incidents where people assume they are a "model minority."

www.pewresearch.org

78% of Asian adults have been treated as a foreigner in some way, even if they are U.S. born. This includes Asian adults who say that in day-to-day encounters with strangers in the U.S., someone has told them to go back to their home country, acted like they can’t speak English, criticized them for speaking a language other than English in public, or mispronounced their name.


63% of Asian adults have experienced incidents where people assume they are a model minority. This includes Asian Americans who say that in day-to-day encounters with strangers in the U.S., people have assumed that they are good at math and science or that they are not creative thinkers.


35% of South Asian adults say they have been held back at a security checkpoint for a secondary screening because of their race or ethnicity. This is higher than the shares among Southeast (15%) and East (14%) Asian adults.6 Additionally, Asian American Muslims are more likely than some other major religious groups to say this has happened to them.


32% of Asian adults say they know another Asian person in the U.S. who has been threatened or attacked because of their race or ethnicity since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Across regional origin groups, about one-third of East (36%) and Southeast (33%) Asian adults say they know someone with this experience, as do 24% of South Asian adults.


58% of Asian adults say they have ever experienced racial discrimination or been treated unfairly because of their race or ethnicity. This includes 53% who say they experience racial discrimination from time to time and 5% who say they experience it regularly.