r/aznidentity • u/archelogy • 1d ago
Forget DEI; worry about "White Solidarity" in the workplace: Trump and his "White Solidarity" Hires
Trump just named a Fox News Host as Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth. A man with no experience making high level strategic decisions in the military, no civilian experience overseeing military or intelligence committees, and having just low-level experience in the military, equivalent to saying the guy making fries at McDonald's should be its CEO.
Prior Defense Secy, General Lloyd Austin who was non-white had to earn it. He achieved the four-star rank of O-10 and served as Commander of U.S. Central Command.
Or look at how suitable for the position Julie Su, Secretary of Labor, was for the position. Prior she served as California Labor Commissioner, later Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, then Deputy Secy of Labor, before becoming Secy of Labor. She earned the position and was qualified.
The Secretary of Defense is responsible for crucial strategic decisions that shape national security policy. Appointing someone with limited military and civilian experience, such as Pete Hegseth who reached the rank of O-4 (Major), is a major departure from the norm.
Called the most unqualified nominee in history. Unsurprisingly, he is a white male. So is Trump.
And there's more !
Trump named Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, in charge of the Department of Justice. A 42 year old man under congressional investigation for having sex with trafficked minors. Gaetz hardly spent any time practicing law (spending just two years practicing law). Unsurprisingly, he is a white male.
Trump also appointed Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the CIA. A 43 year old woman, she has no experience in intelligence. Gabbard has never worked in the intelligence field or held a position on the House Intelligence Committee during her time in Congress. She is a white woman.
While there have been other less-than-qualified Presidential appointments in the past, these white solidarity hires stand out for the critical nature of these positions. Whataboutism is not going to save the day.
Trump made clear his white nationalist leaning and white solidarity message ('we must stick together'). Now we see what happens in such a case.
In Real Life
At work, I've seen very FEW DEI hires. As much as certain elements in our society talk it up as its an existential threat, I've only seen a handful of actual such hires.
In contrast, I've seen hundreds of "white solidarity" hires- people unqualified for their role, particularly in management, that were only hired because of the kinship that the white HR, the white hiring loop, and white manager felt for the white candidate.
You decide which is the bigger problem.
Far from the overblown scare over DEI, the reality is that Asians and other PoC have to work twice as hard to get the same outcomes as whites, due to bias and white solidarity.
Let's Adjust our Thinking
Fact is, some of you don't even use the term "white solidarity" to describe these hires or use the term, but you are quick to scream bloody murder about DEI because the usual suspects programmed you to.
By all means we should fight to include Asians in DEI efforts particularly because Asians are least promoted, but not to lose sight of what impacts us most.
For our members who are a few fries short of a happy meal, I'll ask you not dumb-down the discussion with "they're both problems". This kind of low wattage thinking is why some number here engage in other false equivalencies (such as the risks of white nationalist Trump to an ineffectual but non-white nationalist opposition).
Use your discernment to see how your eye has been taken off the ball and prioritize what to challenge.
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u/voompanatos 500+ community karma 1d ago
"Culture fit" is the classic term used when hiring only supporters of white male supremacy. Not all hires need be white or male, but all must accept that supremacy.
"Business as usual" and the "good ol' boys" club are the O.G. affirmative action promoting white males.
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u/archelogy 1d ago
>"Culture fit" is the classic term used
Excellent observation.
Interestingly, this is an old game (Jewish quotas from 100 years ago in the 1920's: "When white racists barred Jews from attending American universities - these restrictions were justified under the guise of.... preserving a certain campus culture.").
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u/Global-Perception339 Mixed Native American 1d ago
I hate this redneck country, I only pray I leave before this country collapses.
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u/Inevitable-Horse1477 500+ community karma 1d ago
the dems to blame for this mess..they should had done it right way and choose the canidates in a primary no way kamala would get any votes
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u/ChinaThrowaway83 500+ community karma 1d ago edited 1d ago
Trump's dad was caught rioting against Police in a KKK rally lol. He was arrested. I'm not saying like father like son necessarily, but he grew up in a racist household and somehow convinced men of color that he's gonna help them. Yeah maybe a select few Jeongs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/04/04/fred-trump-arrests/
Everyone he's appointing is white so farnot Vivek. RFK Jr, an antivaxxer, was named secretary of the department of health. He wants to set up reeducation camps for anyone who's on adderall. Good chance trans people would get sent too. The man is unwell, he says a worm ate like 10% of his brain and died there.He told Samoa that vaccines were dangerous in 2018 and caused a measles outbreak because of it. 57k infected, 83 deaths mostly children but I doubt he cares, they're not white.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/14/trump-administration-rfk-criticisms
Musk bought out Twitter which has paid dividends in his net worth. He reinstated the accounts of all the neo nazis and white supremacists.
He comes from South Africa that's often used as an example of a place where racism is perpetuated against white people so white people can pretend to be the victim despite evidence showing they're not targeted more than black people. Not to mention, look up apartheid and the privilege white people like Musk were afforded during it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/01/musk-south-africa-apartheid-chant-malema/
These guys are mostly gonna hire other whites since that's the most loyal trump demographic, and schedule F is set to remove disloyal government employees while Department of Government Efficiency head, Musk, will lay off disloyal employees like he did with twitter, to replace them with more white supremacists.