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by throwaway2035 1672 days ago
From my observation having visited several different/diverse locales these past few years, the diversity isn't as much of an issue...compared to the actual competency of the participants. In Malaysia, the main three races are Malay, Chinese, and Indian. Because they are a Muslim country, official positions in government as well as academic opportunities and positions are limited based on religion, which usually means race as well. How is this relevant? Well, now the economy of the entirety f Malaysia is on par with Singapore, their tiny breakaway neighbor to the south. You see, Singapore has roughly the same demographics as Malaysia - but without racial/religious limitations on individuals pursuing their careers - in the Civil and professional space. The difference between the nations now is profound. I likened it to running a race, both countries participating, yet one nation tying the legs of its two most competent runners together, so that the third runner would be able to keep up - within the realm of his own nation.

Another example I can think of is the race distribution in Latin America, the countries which are more diversified are generally less prosperous, perhaps its the culture in general but the differences between a country such as Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic - infrastructure wise readily observable - are not so nuanced. The inhabitants of these countries acknowledge this as well, even residents of one hoping to emigrate to another - for a better quality of life.

Cancel culture and PC propaganda targeting the youth and conflating emotional senses of fairness and justice have obscured basic observation of measurable facts. The ultimate result of the current policy in the U.S. will undoubtedly result in a lower quality of life - from the top down, as a result of sacrificing competency for an equality agenda of misconstrued tolerance.