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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow.  You don't get that racism is baked into every system, which was built on the backs of slavery.  FYI, even before Trump arrived, people of color and women STILL didn't earn as much as white men, weren't represented on Boards or in the C-Suite as they should have been based on population.

And now the GOP wants women in their fertile years home raising babies, not attending college.

For those of us with kids who had been hoping to head to grad school/PhD programs this Fall, it's a nightmare   One niece has been told by every program that they are all on hold (after being flown all over the country for people who wanted her to attend their schools), and another nephew who had been accepted, and awarded money, has been told it's also on hold.

[b]We are a white family, and, I supported all the DEI initiatives[/b][/quote]

That you are a suburban white woman is a given.

DEI = It is a way for rich suburban white women to feel special and superior to others and look down upon people. You can send your children to private schools or provide with extra educational support with the resources you have. You can afford to admit far more poor immigrants into the country and drive down the wages of lower income Americans who are competing for these jobs. You can afford for public schools to be innudated with immigrant children who cannot speak english and teachers have to spend a lot of time trying to help these children. This reduces the quality of overall education. Your children are protected because you can provide them with additional support that other poorer Americans cannot.

I totally understand the need to help poor immigrants. They are hard working and are in an impossible situation in their native countries. 
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My comments above would look mean and harsh, but they are not meant to be. You are probably a very nice person as most liberals are. But what you do not see is the actual implementation of the policies you support and how they impact others. The view from down below the people who actually experience your choices are quite different.

If you could read Peggy Noonan's article it hits the mark exactly where the issue is better than anything I can say. [/quote]

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