I’m not sure why this is being voted down. The NSF did actively pursue DEI and the US government is obligated not to fund organizations that discriminate based on race.
Have you ever heard the phrase "throwing the baby out with the bathwater" ? The DEI groupthink definitely needed to be reformed, but we didn't need to destroy our world-leading scientific research institutions to do it. Furthermore, given the overwhelming fascist groupthink now being pushed in place of DEI, it's not even clear that we've succeeded in reducing the magnitude of required political correctness.
The NSF only had “DEI” requirements (really just requiring grants to have a section on vague Broadening Participation guarantees) due to Congress-mandated laws.
DEI is not illegal racial discrimination. It's literally the solution to centuries of racial discrimination.
Discriminating job candidates by race, regardless of the intention, is racial discrimination.
That's not what DEI is. You might be referring to Affirmative action.
I am referring to AA, but AA is considered part of DEI at most organisations.
No, AA is not considered part of DEI at any organizations. AA has been dead for decades now.
More racism isn’t the solution to racism. Try again