The stance that Trump was somehow supporting white supremacy with the "both sides" Charlottesville remark was indeed a huge hoax. But the existence of white supremacists there and elsewhere is no hoax, and neither is their ability to advance their agenda by gaining political support or at least their ability to be ignored despite their vile beliefs. This whole thread is weird.
What about their polar opposites that seem to get nominated and elected with much more frequency?
Take it up with Katie Couric. Her words, not mine.Dr. Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor at Cambridge University, was found dead in London on Friday after resigning last week from his job due to plagiarism accusations. He also faced accusations of embellishing his life story in his memoir published last Tuesday.@bradstevens I'm not assuming it. The statements made about his hire at the time make it very clear he was qualified.
Arday’s hiring in 2023 came at a time when the school was under pressure to diversify. The New York Times reported that Arday was under qualified for the position by the school’s standard’s, but they hired him anyway. Cambridge’s requirements call for a robust research record and a proven successful track record of supervising Ph.D. students. Arday had worked at several universities, never staying long enough to oversee a full-term doctorate student, and had a small publication record. His hiring attracted intense international attention and scrutiny.
Cambridge announced an independent investigation into Arday’s appointment. Over 30,000 people have signed a Good Law Project petition seeking an inquiry into the relentless coverage and harassment of Arday.
We have a closer look at the sociology professor’s precipitous rise and fall and the uncomfortable questions it raises about Cambridge, the media, and hiring practices in higher education. Check it out at here: https://katiecouric.visitlink.me/3fg9ZY
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Gotta be very careful how one phrases things. What the NYT article actually said was that Arday's CV (in the NYT's judgment) did not meet the requirements of the job posted by Cambridge when the candidate search began. That's not the same as saying the Cambridge hiring committee knowingly hired an unqualified candidate.
However, I will grant that it dramatically increases the odds that Cambridge should have known he was unqualified, which I will also grant is much stronger evidence of a DEI hire, either intentional, or because they were blinded by the bad press they were getting at the time for their lack of diversity.
Actually, it's Rachel Uda, whoever she is.
I think saying some white supremacists were part of project 2025 is probably a safe assumption. But project 2025 covered so much different ground it hard to pin a single stereotype on it.
On the other hand, white supremacy is very specific and often applied in dishonest ways to attract votes, power, and influence. Government and the courts took the necessary steps to establish equal treatment many decades ago. Yet politicians persist with white supremacy for political purposes as if there is more to do. Yeah, I think that’s a hoax and gave us DEI.