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by reaperducer 490 days ago
Because this isn't about efficiency.

Last weekend the Washington Post published some internal DOGE memos showing this is absolutely true. What's happening has nothing to do with efficiency. It's all about ideology.

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Got a link handy? I'm not finding it so far.
The original claim was "these actions are trying to destroy the government", but the article only seemingly says they're trying to destroy DEI?
But DEI is what made JD Vance who he is today. To quote an article: "The truth is, if it was not for the Yellow Ribbon Program I would not be going to law school."

https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/feb/19/ask-politifac...

Why are they trying to destroy it? Are they saying that they do not want more DEI, JD Vance-type people, that one is enough?

> To quote an article: "The truth is, if it was not for the Yellow Ribbon Program I would not be going to law school."

That's not DEI. This program is about helping ex-military to find new employment.

DEI is about "we do not have enough racial / gender diversity at this company / office / organisation / employment level".

It absolutely is. I’m a disabled (technically, but not in any meaningful way) veteran, and you’d best believe that the first time I decided to mark those two boxes on job applications, my callback rate skyrocketed.
Veterans are included in DEI hiring practices. As are disabilities.

If you've applied for a job in the past 10 years surely you've had to declare your gender, ethnic background, veteran status, and disability status.

Phase 2 consists of placing on leave employees in non-DEI roles — who DOGE determines are somehow tied to DEI — as well as other employees working at offices whose existence is mandated by law.
>>What's happening has nothing to do with efficiency.

In my experience, efficient is rarely, if ever cheap.