[evan_]

> When conservatives listen to politically-left company seminars, see liberal company statements, etc - they mostly just ignore and move on with their day.

Trump signed an executive order banning the government from doing business with vendors that do racial sensitivity training.

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/22/915843471/trump-expands-ban-o...

[john_moscow]

If you actually look into the text of the executive order, it bans very specific and very divisive behavior [0]:

>(a) “Divisive concepts” means the concepts that

>(1) one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex;

>(2) the United States is fundamentally racist or sexist;

>(3) an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously;

>(4) an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or her race or sex;

>(5) members of one race or sex cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect to race or sex;

>(6) an individual’s moral character is necessarily determined by his or her race or sex;

>(7) an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex;

>(8) any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex; or

>(9) meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by a particular race to oppress another race. The term “divisive concepts” also includes any other form of race or sex stereotyping or any other form of race or sex scapegoating.

It is worth noting that the media trying to portray Trump's EO as fight against anti-racism is the same media that profits from creating divisive content in the first place.

[0] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-or...

[Clubber]

>It is worth noting that the media trying to portray Trump's EO as fight against anti-racism is the same media that profits from creating divisive content in the first place.

I cannot agree with this more. Most of the bickering isn't bickering about a particular issue, it's bickering about a gross misrepresentation of an issue. Misrepresented for those sweet, sweet ad dollars.

[john_moscow]

I think, it's worse. I think, it's a deliberate distraction from a bigger problem that affects much more people.

The problem is that if you entered the workforce after 2008, and wasn't born into financial independence, you have no clear path to achieve a few important milestones that the previous generation had: property ownership, family (and passing your quality of life to your kids), savings and retirement.

These things have been taken away from the whole generation because we chose to not enforce antitrust laws, and bail out inefficient and corrupt behemoths. So the economic leverage that would normally go into the hands of new-wave founders, remained in the hands of big players. And now they want us to feel guilty for wanting all those things the previous generations had for granted.

[Clubber]

Absolutely. We bicker about the topics that the powers that be wants us to bicker about. There are much larger issues that politicians don't want to touch for various reasons (paid not to, too hard, etc).

>The problem is ... entered the workforce after 2008 ... you have no clear path to achieve a few important milestones that the previous generation had: property ownership, family (and passing your quality of life to your kids), savings and retirement.

It goes back even further than that. It's been going on since companies decided to offshore manufacturing in the 70s. Rural America's small towns used to flourish and was absolutely devastated economically. Families used to get by on a single income, now it takes two full time parents to work just to make ends meet. The middle class and the lower class has been constantly choked out except for a select few occupations for the last 50 years.