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		1832 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Over 90% of U.S. airport towers are understaffed, ... Encouraging talented people from underrepresented or marginalised groups to apply, for example through DEI programs, will help find the best candidates to ensure safe and efficient operation.

rayiner 11 months ago [–]

But that’s not what they were doing. They gerrymandered a biographical test to achieve a particular racial balance.

What you’re describing is the motte of DEI. And that’s great. But it often turns into the bailey of “racial preferences or quotas.” Which is illegal.

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