Do progressives realize this stuff makes things worse for all parties involved?
Why would anyone hire women or URMs in 2021, unless forced to by the state at gunpoint?
Race/gender relations are worse than they were in the 50s-60s. I wonder how the activists would’ve felt to see their hard-fought gains squandered by immature cynics 60 years later. Utterly tragic.
EDIT:
1. CRA-woke connection: https://richardhanania.substack.com/p/woke-institutions-is-j...
The author is sharp policy wonk, he traces the evolution of the abuse of CRA from the 60s onwards, explosion of HR bureaucracies, and the wide ranging consequences in academia and industry.
2. Even if the allegations are 100% true, the financial aspects are disgusting. This doesn’t merit $1M, and the lawyer pocketing most of it makes it worse.
This little case is being covered on national media. Now Tesla can handle the PR, but what if this happened at a startup? There is no sense of proportionality to the woke justice system.
3. About hiring URMs/women: it’s obvious that such a hire is a ticking time bomb. The media is shameless in exaggerating even the tiniest issues. Both the laws and the cultural norms are massively in favor or minorities/women.
On top of this one has to work extra hard to find qualified candidates due to downstream issues.
At some point it’s natural to ask: why? And the only answer is: the state is forcing you to.