From
article DEI Cronyism and Woke Grifters. Victor Davis Hanson. April 11, 2024.
When
ideology replaces meritocracy or provides immunity from the consequences of illegal
behavior, systemic mediocrity follows.
Under
toxic National Socialism, Stalinism, and Maoism, millions of cronies and grifters mouthed party lines in hopes their
approved ideology would allow them to advance their careers and excuse their
lawbreaking.
The
same thing has happened with the woke movement and the now-huge
Diversity/Equity/Inclusion conglomerate.
…
DEI-espousing
grifters and opportunists mask their selfish agendas under the cloak of
neo-Marxist care for the underprivileged or victimized minorities.
Meanwhile, they seek to profit illegally as if they were
old-fashioned crony capitalists.
…
During
the disastrous COVID-19 lockdown, California governor Gavin Newsom pontificated
about leveraging the quarantine to ensure greater equality: “There is
opportunity for reimagining a more progressive era as it relates to capitalism.
We see this as an opportunity to reshape the way we do business and how we
govern.”
Meanwhile,
Newsom did not seem very “progressive”
when he was caught in one of California’s most expensive restaurants
dining with sidekick lobbyists while violating the very mask and social
distancing rules he had mandated for 40 million others.
…
Newsom
also bragged about social equity when he signed a new California law mandating
$20 an hour for fast-food workers—while many of his own employees at his
various company-controlled eateries made only $16 an hour.
And
Newsom tried to give a unique exemption from his wage law to one particular
bakery/restaurant chain, Panera, whose owner is an old friend and major
campaign contributor.
Newsom apparently feels the more progressively
he postures, the less he’ll be called out for his own hypocrisy and
self-interested agendas.
…
In
another egregious case, the now-imprisoned felon, Sam Bankman-Fried, may have
been the greatest con artist in American history.
He
siphoned billions of dollars from his cryptocurrency company, destroying the
fortunes of thousands when his multi-billion-dollar Ponzi empire collapsed.
How
did Sam manage to accumulate millions of dollars in resort properties and perks
without getting caught until after their empire collapsed?
Answer: Sam showered millions of dollars on left-wing
politicians to advance their progressive crusades.
His
crusade for social justice was just an incredibly effective get-rich-quick
scheme.
…
Another
example: in Georgia’s Fulton County, District
Attorney Fani Willis ran for office, promising to indict supposed right-wing
monster Donald Trump.
She raised
campaign money on her woke credentials.
Often,
when challenged, she played the race victim card.
Meanwhile,
Willis hired as a special prosecutor her secret paramour, the incompetent
Nathan Wade, although he had never tried a single felony or even criminal case.
…
She
and Wade then went on expensive junkets. She claimed that she reimbursed him
with cash that was, of course, unverifiable.
Given their woke ideology, both assumed they
were entitled to splurge at taxpayers’ expense, offer likely-false
testimony under oath, and violate canons of professional behavior for lawyers.
…
She
wasn’t alone in her corruption.
After
the death of George Floyd, the founders of the left-wing Black Lives Matter
movement went on a house-buying rampage.
Either
from guilt or as protection money, The
more corporations filled the BLM coffers with millions, the more new homes the
directors purchased.
One
co-founder, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, a self-described Marxist, splurged by
spending $3.2 million in BLM money to buy herself four upscale residences.
…
The
most radical Democratic members of Congress—the so-called Squad—apparently feel
the more they level accusations of racism, the more they can profit without
fearing any consequences for their wrongdoing.
One
squad member, Rep. Ilhan Omar,
redirected $2.8 million of her office’s allotted government money to her
husband’s political consulting company.
…
Still
another member, the radical leftist Rep. Cori Bush, often harangued the country
to defund the police.
Now
the FBI is investigating her for stealthily
paying tens of thousands of campaign dollars to her own husband for “security.”
…
Woke
and DEI activists may not necessarily be any more innately mediocre, corrupt,
or conniving than other politicians and activists.
But
they seem so, because they loudly
broadcast they are for “diversity,” “equity,” and “inclusion”—and thus assume
themselves to be exempt from all scrutiny and free to profit in any way
they please.
…
The
woke/DEI project is enticing thousands of shysters, careerists, and
mediocrities, all keen to enrich
themselves on the premise they are noble fighters for social justice who
deserve immunity from any scrutiny.
…
How
odd it is America is wasting billions of dollars hiring DEI czars and electing
woke politicians who so often accuse others of a multitude of sins, largely as a way of enriching themselves,
hiding their own culpability, and making a mockery of the law.
(end
of article)
… …
“DEI-espousing
grifters and opportunists mask their selfish agendas under the cloak of
neo-Marxist care for the underprivileged or victimized minorities.”
Have
to wonder how much grifting is going on under the protection of being, or
posturing as, a climate change alarmist.
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