I encourage everyone to read this: https://archive.is/g6ElI
The parallels are staggering.
If people want to criticize the current changes as wasting money, then it’s intellectually dishonest not to call out other agencies such as the FAA for their nonsense.
At some point I should be answerable for not representing myself properly without just playing little kid “I’m rubber and you’re glue” games, right?
Do you? Because I'm guessing it was virtually nothing. That does not sound like a particularly costly activity.
> If people want to criticize the current changes as wasting money, then it’s intellectually dishonest not to call out other agencies
This is the definition of whataboutism. Also, "wasting money" is not near the top of my list of the problems with government agencies being told they're not allowed to mention women.
This is EXACTLY the same thing, it is 100% virtue signaling and we are burning so much time, money, and goodwill on fucking bullshit nonsense
Meanwhile the economy is in shambles, the executive branch is systematically destroying the rest of the government, and China and Russia grow ever stronger and ever more disdainful of us
I would elect a black trans president in a heartbeat if I thought they could win the inevitable conflict over Taiwan. It IS an existential threat and the most immediate one meaning it is the HIGHEST PRIORITY
And before anyone starts pointing fingers I did not vote for Trump in any election
Improving the opportunities available to people tends to improve economic productivity, so it's hard to argue it is a total waste of money.
On the other hand, removing mentions or attempts to improve inclusion of these groups in the face of rising racism and sexism has no real upside unless you're a racist or misogynist. Purges of this sort don't have any real economic motivations, it's pure ideology.
One was more of an investment, the other is more destruction.
Of course while the DEI scrubbing is dangerous to just some people, the scrubbing of climate-related language is just genocidal.
In Europe, if given such instructions, the employee could likely refuse to comply. Upon the likely firing, they can easily contest the decision at an employment tribunal, and likely win, regardless of who is president.
In the US, I suppose it would be GTFO, and even more so as the employee is likely a H1B visa holder.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html#:~:text=Off...
> Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.
There's a gray area here, because we are obviously interested in what NASA does, but the action is political.
Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony.
Tolerance is a peace treaty, and only extends to those who participate.
Tolerance is an agreement to live in peace, not an agreement to be peaceful no matter the conduct of others.
The Paradox of Tolerance: Karl Popper
